Where does “裁判所” come from?

裁判所 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 所, from Middle Chinese 所.

裁判所 (Japanese): court; courthouse

Definitions

  1. court; courthouse

Ancestry of “裁判所”, step by step

裁判所 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 所

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese所place; a place, a scene, a site; an address; a...
2Middle Chinese所—

via Japanese 裁判

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese裁判trial; court

Words derived from “裁判所”

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