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Where does “凹” come from?

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

凹 (Japanese): an area with sides higher than the center: an...

Definitions

  1. an area with sides higher than the center: an...

Ancestry of “凹”, step by step

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

Words derived from “凹”

  • 凹む
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