Where does “中” come from?

中 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 中今, from Japanese 今 — now; just now; soon.

中 (Japanese): middle, medium; average; neither good nor poor;...

Definitions

  1. middle, medium; average; neither good nor poor;...

Ancestry of “中”, step by step

中 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 中今

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese中今the present, as a privileged moment in eternity
2Japanese今now; just now; soon

via Middle Chinese 中

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese中—

Words derived from “中”

Every word from Japanese 今 →Every word from Japanese 中今 →