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Where does “仙女” come from?

仙女 (Japanese) comes from Chinese 仙女 — fairy; celestial maiden.

仙女 (Japanese): a nymph; a fay; a fairy or female elf; a female...

Definitions

  1. a nymph; a fay; a fairy or female elf; a female...

Ancestry of “仙女”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese仙女fairy; celestial maiden
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