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Where does “獄” come from?

獄 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 獄.

獄 (Japanese): prison

Definitions

  1. prison

Ancestry of “獄”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese獄—

Words derived from “獄”

  • 煉獄
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