Where does “界” come from?

界 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 界.

界 (Japanese): boundary; a bounded area or region; a bounded...

Definitions

  1. boundary; a bounded area or region; a bounded...

Ancestry of “界”, step by step

界 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Chinese 界

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1Middle Chinese界—

via Chinese Mandarin 界

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1Chinese Mandarin界—

Words derived from “界”

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