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Where does “暁” come from?

暁 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 曉, from Old Japanese 時, from Old Japanese しだ — a time, circumstance, occasion.

暁 (Japanese): the dawn, daybreak; an event, occasion,...

Definitions

  1. the dawn, daybreak; an event, occasion,...

Ancestry of “暁”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese曉the dawn, daybreak
2Old Japanese時a time, moment , occasion; Only used in 時過ぐ : to...
3Old Japaneseしだa time, circumstance, occasion
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