Where does “簡易慣用字体” come from?
簡易慣用字体 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 字体, from Japanese 字, from Middle Chinese 字 — letter, symbol, character; character.
簡易慣用字体 (Japanese): simplified conventional font: variant kanji whose use in place of the 印刷標準字体 has been approved
Definitions
- simplified conventional font: variant kanji whose use in place of the 印刷標準字体 has been approved
Ancestry of “簡易慣用字体”, step by step
簡易慣用字体 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 字体
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 字体 | the form of a character; handwriting |
| 2 | Japanese | 字 | letter, character; handwriting, penmanship; a... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 字 | letter, symbol, character; character |
via Japanese 慣用
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 慣用 | everyday use, common usage; use customarily, use... |
| 2 | Chinese | 慣用 | to use consistently; to practice habitually;... |
via Japanese 簡易
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 簡易 | simplicity, ease |