Where does “一” come from?
一 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 始め, from Japanese 始める — begin; start; initiate; originate.
一 (Japanese): one, 1; "term relating to the number one"; unity
Definitions
- one, 1; "term relating to the number one"; unity
Ancestry of “一”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 始め | beginning, the start of an activity or time... |
| 2 | Japanese | 始める | begin; start; initiate; originate |