Where does “現代劇” come from?
現代劇 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 現代, from Japanese 代, from Middle Chinese 代.
現代劇 (Japanese): a play focusing on modern events and issues from...
Definitions
- a play focusing on modern events and issues from...
Ancestry of “現代劇”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 現代 | the present day, modern times, nowadays,... |
| 2 | Japanese | 代 | substitution; price, cost, charge; shiro, a unit... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 代 | — |