Where does “松平” come from?

松平 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 平, from Middle Chinese 平.

松平 (Japanese): a placename, especially of a district in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture

Definitions

  1. a placename, especially of a district in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture

Ancestry of “松平”, step by step

松平 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 平

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese平something flat; flattened; something ordinary,...
2Middle Chinese平—

via Japanese 松

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese松a pine tree; a pine branch decorated for the...

Words derived from “松平”

Every word from Middle Chinese 平 →Every word from Japanese 平 →