Where does “楽” come from?
楽 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 樂.
楽 (Japanese): comfortable, enjoying; easy, simple; rich,...
Definitions
- comfortable, enjoying; easy, simple; rich,...
Ancestry of “楽”, step by step
楽 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Chinese 樂
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 樂 | — |
via Japanese 好む
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 好む | to love; to like; to prefer |