Where does “方向音痴” come from?

方向音痴 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 方向, from Middle Chinese 方向.

方向音痴 (Japanese): a bad sense of direction

Definitions

  1. a bad sense of direction

Ancestry of “方向音痴”, step by step

方向音痴 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 方向

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese方向direction; heading
2Middle Chinese方向—

via Japanese 音痴

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese音痴tone deafness; being tone-deaf
Every word from Middle Chinese 方向 →Every word from Japanese 方向 →