Where does “花見” come from?

花見 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 見, from Middle Chinese 見.

花見 (Japanese): flower viewing: more specifically, involves large...

Definitions

  1. flower viewing: more specifically, involves large...

Ancestry of “花見”, step by step

花見 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 見

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese見seeing, looking; the look or appearance of...
2Middle Chinese見—

via Japanese 花

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese花a flower
2Old Japanese花flower

Words derived from “花見”

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