Where does “形” come from?

形 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 形.

形 (Japanese): a shape; a form; a pattern, die, or model from...

Definitions

  1. a shape; a form; a pattern, die, or model from...

Ancestry of “形”, step by step

形 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Chinese 形

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese形—

via Old Japanese 形

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese形—

Words derived from “形”

Every word from Middle Chinese 形 →