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Where does “必死” come from?

必死 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 死, from Middle Chinese 死.

必死 (Japanese): mortal; desperate, frantic; mortality

Definitions

  1. mortal; desperate, frantic; mortality

Ancestry of “必死”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese死death; one of the five punishments under the 律令 ...
2Middle Chinese死—
Every word from Middle Chinese 死 →