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Where does “天文” come from?

天文 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese てんもん, from Middle Chinese てんもん.

天文 (Japanese): astronomy

Definitions

  1. astronomy

Ancestry of “天文”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japaneseてんもん—
2Middle Chineseてんもん—

Words derived from “天文”

  • 電波天文学
  • 赤外線天文学
  • 天文学
Every word from Middle Chinese てんもん →