Where does “常用漢字” come from?

常用漢字 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 漢字, from Japanese 漢, from Middle Chinese 漢 — Han dynasty, China.

常用漢字 (Japanese): kanji approved for regular use by the 文部科学省

Definitions

  1. kanji approved for regular use by the 文部科学省

Ancestry of “常用漢字”, step by step

常用漢字 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 漢字

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese漢字kanji
2Japanese漢man; element in compounds, referring to things...
3Middle Chinese漢Han dynasty, China

via Japanese 常用

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese常用common use; something that is commonly used

via Japanese general]] [[use]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesegeneral]] [[use]]—

Words derived from “常用漢字”

Every word from Middle Chinese 漢 →Every word from Japanese 漢 →Every word from Japanese 漢字 →