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Where does “勉強” come from?

勉強 (Japanese) comes from Chinese 勉強 — forced; inadequate; grudging; reluctant;...

勉強 (Japanese): studying, studies, study; to study; to discount,...

Definitions

  1. studying, studies, study; to study; to discount,...

Ancestry of “勉強”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese勉強forced; inadequate; grudging; reluctant;...
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