Where does “朧” come from?

朧 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 凡, from Middle Chinese 凡 — ordinary.

朧 (Japanese): hazy, cloudy

Definitions

  1. hazy, cloudy

Ancestry of “朧”, step by step

朧 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 凡

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese凡mediocre, ordinary; mediocrity; dim, faint
2Middle Chinese凡ordinary

via Japanese ろ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseろ炉 furnace, kiln; attaches to nouns

Words derived from “朧”

Every word from Middle Chinese 凡 →Every word from Japanese 凡 →