Where does “真魚” come from?

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

真魚 (Japanese): fish used for eating

Definitions

  1. fish used for eating

Ancestry of “真魚”, step by step

真魚 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 真

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

via Japanese 魚

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese魚a fish; a fish, "especially" when used as food; a...
2Middle Chinese魚fish

Words derived from “真魚”

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