Etymology Explorer › Japanese

Where does “可” come from?

可 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 可.

可 (Japanese): passable; allowed; permitted, allowed, licensed

Definitions

  1. passable; allowed; permitted, allowed, licensed

Ancestry of “可”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese可—

Words derived from “可”

  • 不可
Every word from Middle Chinese 可 →