Where does “中将” come from?

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

中将 (Japanese): the senior 次官 of the 近衛府

Definitions

  1. the senior 次官 of the 近衛府

Ancestry of “中将”, step by step

中将 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 中

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese中middle, medium; average; neither good nor poor;...
2Japanese中今the present, as a privileged moment in eternity
3Japanese今now; just now; soon

via Japanese 将

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese将a commander; a general, admiral, or other...
2Middle Chinese將—
Every word from Japanese 今 →Every word from Japanese 中 →Every word from Japanese 中今 →
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