Where does “裏声” come from?

裏声 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 裏, from Japanese 裏切り, from Japanese 切る — to cut, to slice, to carve; cut down, fell, chop...

裏声 (Japanese): falsetto; when singing with shamisen...

Definitions

  1. falsetto; when singing with shamisen...

Ancestry of “裏声”, step by step

裏声 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseback; behind; other side; inside; reverse side of...
2Japanese裏切りtreachery, betrayal
3Japanese切るto cut, to slice, to carve; cut down, fell, chop...

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesevoice; voice, speech; tone
2Middle Chinesesound, voice
Every word from Japanese 切るEvery word from Japanese Every word from Japanese 裏切り
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