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Where does “真物” come from?

真物 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 物, from Japanese 物言い, from Japanese 物言う — to talk.

真物 (Japanese): the real thing, not a fake

Definitions

  1. the real thing, not a fake

Ancestry of “真物”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese物thing; story, genre
2Japanese物言い—
3Japanese物言うto talk
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