Where does “字” come from?

字 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 字 — letter, symbol, character; character.

字 (Japanese): letter, character; handwriting, penmanship; a...

Definitions

  1. letter, character; handwriting, penmanship; a...

Ancestry of “字”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese字letter, symbol, character; character

Words derived from “字”

Every word from Middle Chinese 字 →