Where does “破城槌” come from?
破城槌 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 城, from Japanese 山背.
破城槌 (Japanese): battering ram
Definitions
- battering ram
Ancestry of “破城槌”, step by step
破城槌 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 城
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 城 | castle; a structure surrounded by a moat or... |
| 2 | Japanese | 山背 | — |
via Japanese 破
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 破 | |noh}} the middle of three sections in a song |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 破 | — |
via Japanese 槌
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 槌 | a hammer |