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Where does “井守” come from?

井守 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 守り, from Japanese 守る, from Japanese 目, from Middle Chinese 目.

井守 (Japanese): 蠑螈 a salamandrid; Short for 赤腹井守; a job title in...

Definitions

  1. 蠑螈 a salamandrid; Short for 赤腹井守; a job title in...

Ancestry of “井守”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese守りdefense, protection
2Japanese守るto stand watch over something, to be on the...
3Japanese目an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger...
4Middle Chinese目—
Every word from Middle Chinese 目 →