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Where does “下一段活用” come from?

下一段活用 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 下, from Middle Chinese 下.

下一段活用 (Japanese): a verbal conjugation class in which the stem ends...

Definitions

  1. a verbal conjugation class in which the stem ends...

Ancestry of “下一段活用”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese下the below; the lower portion, end; low in degree...
2Middle Chinese下—
Every word from Middle Chinese 下 →