Where does “綴り字” come from?

綴り字 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 字, from Middle Chinese 字 — letter, symbol, character; character.

綴り字 (Japanese): spelling

Definitions

  1. spelling

Ancestry of “綴り字”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese字letter, character; handwriting, penmanship; a...
2Middle Chinese字letter, symbol, character; character
Every word from Middle Chinese 字 →Every word from Japanese 字 →