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Where does “書” come from?

書 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 書.

書 (Japanese): document; letter

Definitions

  1. document; letter

Ancestry of “書”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese書—

Words derived from “書”

  • 学術書
  • 請求書
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