Where does “人名用漢字” come from?

人名用漢字 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 漢字, from Japanese 漢, from Middle Chinese 漢 — Han dynasty, China.

人名用漢字 (Japanese): kanji approved for use in names registered in the

Definitions

  1. kanji approved for use in names registered in the

Ancestry of “人名用漢字”, step by step

人名用漢字 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 漢字

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese漢字kanji
2Japanese漢man; element in compounds, referring to things...
3Middle Chinese漢Han dynasty, China

via Japanese 用

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese用use; a task, business, an errand; for the use of,...
2Middle Chinese用—

via Japanese 人名

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese人名person's name
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