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Where does “丸” come from?

丸 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 丸.

丸 (Japanese): "any round object"; money; enclosure inside a...

Definitions

  1. "any round object"; money; enclosure inside a...

Ancestry of “丸”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese丸—

Words derived from “丸”

  • Hinomaru
  • 丸
  • 丸太
  • 日の丸
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