Where does “庚” come from?

庚 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 金, from Middle Chinese 金.

庚 (Japanese): the seventh of the ten heavenly stems

Definitions

  1. the seventh of the ten heavenly stems

Ancestry of “庚”, step by step

庚 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 金

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese金metal; money; firmness, strength
2Middle Chinese金—

via Middle Chinese 庚

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese庚—

Words derived from “庚”

Every word from Middle Chinese 金 →Every word from Japanese 金 →