Where does “処世術” come from?

処世術 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 術, from Middle Chinese 術.

処世術 (Japanese): art of getting along in the world; art of living in society

Definitions

  1. art of getting along in the world; art of living in society

Ancestry of “処世術”, step by step

処世術 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 術

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese術technique; art; way, means
2Middle Chinese術—

via Japanese getting along]] in the [[world]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesegetting along]] in the [[world]]—

via Japanese 処世

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese処世—
Every word from Middle Chinese 術 →Every word from Japanese 術 →