Where does “区議会” come from?
区議会 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 議会, from Japanese 会, from Middle Chinese 會.
区議会 (Japanese): a ward assembly
Definitions
- a ward assembly
Ancestry of “区議会”, step by step
区議会 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 議会
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 議会 | a legislature |
| 2 | Japanese | 会 | meeting, gathering; society, association, club;... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 會 | — |
via Japanese 区
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 区 | ward, section, district |