Where does “武蔵野” come from?

武蔵野 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 野, from Middle Chinese 野.

武蔵野 (Japanese): the Musashino region, the Musashino Plateau: part of the Kantō Plain

Definitions

  1. the Musashino region, the Musashino Plateau: part of the Kantō Plain

Ancestry of “武蔵野”, step by step

武蔵野 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 野

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese野an area, field; the hidden part of a structure;...
2Middle Chinese野—

via Japanese 武蔵

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese武蔵Musashi Province: a region of old Japan consisting of modern-day Tokyo, Saitama, and Kanagawa prefectures

Words derived from “武蔵野”

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