Where does “性徴” come from?

性徴 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 性, from Middle Chinese 性.

性徴 (Japanese): a sex characteristic

Definitions

  1. a sex characteristic

Ancestry of “性徴”, step by step

性徴 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 性

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese性the nature of something; sex, gender; gender
2Middle Chinese性—

via Japanese 徴

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese徴indication

Words derived from “性徴”

Every word from Middle Chinese 性 →Every word from Japanese 性 →
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