Where does “御嶽” come from?

御嶽 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 御, from Middle Chinese 御.

御嶽 (Japanese): a volcanic mountain in Japan; Mount Ontake;...

Definitions

  1. a volcanic mountain in Japan; Mount Ontake;...

Ancestry of “御嶽”, step by step

御嶽 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 御

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese御"indicates that the is honorific"; often used to...
2Middle Chinese御—

via Japanese 嶽

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese嶽tall mountain
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