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Where does “呉音” come from?

呉音 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 呉, from Japanese 暮れる — get dark, for night to fall; for the season to...

呉音 (Japanese): The pronunciation of Chinese hanzi characters...

Definitions

  1. The pronunciation of Chinese hanzi characters...

Ancestry of “呉音”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese呉Chinese, from China; the Wú region of China;...
2Japanese暮れるget dark, for night to fall; for the season to...

Words derived from “呉音”

  • 黄砂
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