Where does “大気圏” come from?
大気圏 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 圏, from Japanese 太陽, from Middle Chinese 太陽.
大気圏 (Japanese): an atmosphere
Ancestry of “大気圏”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 圏 | a bounded area, a sphere, a region; category |
| 2 | Japanese | 太陽 | the sun; greater yang; the Sun |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 太陽 | — |