Where does “千羽鶴” come from?

千羽鶴 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 千, from Middle Chinese 千, from Old Chinese 千.

千羽鶴 (Japanese): a set of one thousand origami cranes held by a string, originally dedicated to a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple, now used to bring good luck to those in recovery or as a gift

Definitions

a set of one thousand origami cranes held by a string, originally dedicated to a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple, now used to bring good luck to those in recovery or as a gift

Ancestry of “千羽鶴”, step by step

千羽鶴 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 千

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	千	a thousand, 1000
2	Middle Chinese	千	—
3	Old Chinese	千	—

via Japanese 羽

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	羽	the portion of a feather where the quill attaches...
2	Japanese	根	a root; the source; the root; nature; the...
3	Old Japanese	根	—

via Japanese 鶴

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	鶴	a crane
2	Middle Chinese	鶴	—

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