Where does “真青” come from?

真青 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 真, from Chinese 似.

真青 (Japanese): deep blue, purely or entirely blue

Definitions

  1. deep blue, purely or entirely blue

Ancestry of “真青”, step by step

真青 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 真

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese真truth, reality; truth, reality, genuineness;...
2Chinese似—

via Japanese 青

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese青blue
2Middle Chinese青—

Words derived from “真青”

Every word from Chinese 似 →Every word from Japanese 真 →
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