Where does “表語文字” come from?

表語文字 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 語, from Chinese 語.

表語文字 (Japanese): a logogram

Definitions

  1. a logogram

Ancestry of “表語文字”, step by step

表語文字 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 語

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese語a word, term; a proverb; language of, -ese, -ish
2Chinese語—

via Japanese 文字

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese文字a letter, a character; script, writing system; a...
2Middle Chinese文字—

via Japanese 表

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese表surface; face (visible side of an object)
2Middle Chinese表—
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