Where does “不相応” come from?

不相応 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 不, from Middle Chinese 不.

不相応 (Japanese): inappropriateness, unsuitability, unfitness

Definitions

  1. inappropriateness, unsuitability, unfitness

Ancestry of “不相応”, step by step

不相応 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 不

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese不un-, non-, in-; bad, poor
2Middle Chinese不—

via Japanese 相応

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese相応appropriate, suitable, fit

Words derived from “不相応”

Every word from Middle Chinese 不 →Every word from Japanese 不 →