Where does “裏巻” come from?

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

裏巻 (Japanese): the portion of the back of a scroll that is visible when the scroll is rolled up

Definitions

  1. the portion of the back of a scroll that is visible when the scroll is rolled up

Ancestry of “裏巻”, step by step

裏巻 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 裏

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese裏back; 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 巻

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese巻scroll; book; a scroll or book
2Middle Chineseかん—

Words derived from “裏巻”

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