Where does “丹朱” come from?

丹朱 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 丹, from Old Japanese 丹.

丹朱 (Japanese): cinnabar; vermilion

Definitions

  1. cinnabar; vermilion

Ancestry of “丹朱”, step by step

丹朱 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 丹

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese丹the color red; red earth; cinnabar
2Old Japanese丹—

via Japanese 朱

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese朱crimson; Alternative form of 赤; Abbreviation of...
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