Where does “番付” come from?
番付 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 付け, from Japanese 付ける, from Japanese 付く — attach itself to, stick, stick to, adhere, adhere...
番付 (Japanese): a ranking or ranked list of 力士; a program or...
Definitions
- a ranking or ranked list of 力士; a program or...
Ancestry of “番付”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 付け | bill; account, credit; attached, fixed |
| 2 | Japanese | 付ける | attach, affix, stick, fasten, add, add on,... |
| 3 | Japanese | 付く | attach itself to, stick, stick to, adhere, adhere... |