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Where does “文” come from?

文 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 文.

文 (Japanese): the mon, an old currency; a unit of length for...

Definitions

  1. the mon, an old currency; a unit of length for...

Ancestry of “文”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese文—

Words derived from “文”

  • mon
  • 筆
  • 筆順
  • 万年筆
  • 漢籍
  • 仮名文
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