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Where does “俳文” come from?

俳文 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 文, from Middle Chinese 文.

Ancestry of “俳文”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese文the mon, an old currency; a unit of length for...
2Middle Chinese文—

Words derived from “俳文”

  • haibun
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