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Where does “文字化け” come from?

文字化け (Japanese) comes from Japanese 文字, from Middle Chinese 文字.

文字化け (Japanese): corrupt characters or letters, especially from...

Definitions

  1. corrupt characters or letters, especially from...

Ancestry of “文字化け”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese文字a letter, a character; script, writing system; a...
2Middle Chinese文字—

Words derived from “文字化け”

  • mojibake
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