Where does “体中” come from?

体中 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 中, from Japanese 中今, from Japanese 今 — now; just now; soon.

体中 (Japanese): throughout the body, from head to foot, all over;...

Definitions

  1. throughout the body, from head to foot, all over;...

Ancestry of “体中”, step by step

体中 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesemiddle, medium; average; neither good nor poor;...
2Japanese中今the present, as a privileged moment in eternity
3Japanesenow; just now; soon

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseIn general: the body, e.g. of a human or animal;...
2Middle Chinese

via Middle Chinese 體中

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese體中
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