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Where does “平” come from?

平 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 平.

平 (Japanese): something flat; flattened; something ordinary,...

Definitions

  1. something flat; flattened; something ordinary,...

Ancestry of “平”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese平—

Words derived from “平”

  • хирагана
  • 平仮名
  • hiragana
  • hiragana
  • хирагана
  • 히라가나
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