Where does “爼” come from?

爼 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 真魚, from Japanese 真, from Chinese 似.

爼 (Japanese): a board used to cut fish in meal preparation;...

Definitions

  1. a board used to cut fish in meal preparation;...

Ancestry of “爼”, step by step

爼 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 真魚

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese真魚fish used for eating
2Japanese真truth, reality; truth, reality, genuineness;...
3Chinese似—

via Japanese 板

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese板plank, board; Short for 俎板; Short for 板前
Every word from Chinese 似 →Every word from Japanese 真 →Every word from Japanese 真魚 →