Where does “半切” come from?
半切 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 切り, from Japanese 切る, from Japanese 裏切り, from Japanese 裏 — back; behind; other side; inside; reverse side of...
半切 (Japanese): half size; divide in half; flat-bottomed wooden...
Definitions
- half size; divide in half; flat-bottomed wooden...
Ancestry of “半切”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 切り | limits, bounds, end; cutter; way of cutting |
| 2 | Japanese | 切る | to cut, to slice, to carve; cut down, fell, chop... |
| 3 | Japanese | 裏切り | treachery, betrayal |
| 4 | Japanese | 裏 | back; behind; other side; inside; reverse side of... |