Where does “正” come from?

正 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 正し — accurate, authentic, correct.

正 (Japanese): A number of ten-duodecillion in modern Japanese...

Definitions

  1. A number of ten-duodecillion in modern Japanese...

Ancestry of “正”, step by step

正 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 正し

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese正しaccurate, authentic, correct

via Middle Chinese 正

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese正—

Words derived from “正”

Every word from Japanese 正し →