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Where does “蛤” come from?

蛤 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 浜, from Middle Chinese はま.

蛤 (Japanese): clam

Definitions

  1. clam

Ancestry of “蛤”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese浜beach, seashore; captured pieces in Go;...
2Middle Chineseはま—
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