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Where does “緑青” come from?

緑青 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 青, from Middle Chinese 青.

緑青 (Japanese): verdigris

Definitions

  1. verdigris

Ancestry of “緑青”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese青blue; Short for 青信号 : green; the black, bluish...
2Middle Chinese青—

Words derived from “緑青”

  • rokusho
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