Where does “体操” come from?
体操 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 操, from Japanese 御, from Middle Chinese 御.
体操 (Japanese): gymnastics, exercises; do gymnastics, exercise
Definitions
- gymnastics, exercises; do gymnastics, exercise
Ancestry of “体操”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 操 | control |
| 2 | Japanese | 御 | "indicates that the is honorific"; often used to... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 御 | — |