Where does “春雨” come from?

春雨 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 雨, from Middle Chinese 雨.

春雨 (Japanese): spring rain; cellophane noodle, glass noodle – a...

Definitions

  1. spring rain; cellophane noodle, glass noodle – a...

Ancestry of “春雨”, step by step

春雨 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 雨

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese雨rain, rainfall; a rainy weather; something...
2Middle Chinese雨—

via Japanese 春

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese春spring
2Middle Chinese春—

via Middle Chinese 春雨

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese春雨—
Every word from Middle Chinese 雨 →Every word from Japanese 雨 →