Where does “大丈夫” come from?
大丈夫 (Japanese) comes from Chinese 大丈夫, from Japanese だい%じょう%ぶ.
大丈夫 (Japanese): a man of class; a great man; all right; okay; in...
Definitions
- a man of class; a great man; all right; okay; in...
Ancestry of “大丈夫”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Chinese | 大丈夫 | real man; man of character; all right; okay |
| 2 | Japanese | だい%じょう%ぶ | — |