Where does “坤” come from?

坤 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 申, from Japanese 猿, from Chinese 猿 — ape.

坤 (Japanese): southwest

Definitions

  1. southwest

Ancestry of “坤”, step by step

坤 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 申

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese申the Monkey, the ninth of the twelve Earthly Branches
2Japanese猿a monkey; Short for 日本猿; an ape
3Chinese猿ape

via Japanese 未

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese未un-; in-
2Japanese羊a sheep
Every word from Chinese 猿 →Every word from Japanese 猿 →Every word from Japanese 申 →