Where does “悪目” come from?

悪目 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 目, from Middle Chinese 目.

悪目 (Japanese): defect

Definitions

  1. defect

Ancestry of “悪目”, step by step

悪目 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 目

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese目an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger...
2Middle Chinese目—

via Japanese 悪

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese悪evil, wickedness
2Middle Chinese惡—
Every word from Middle Chinese 目 →Every word from Japanese 目 →