Where does “補聴器” come from?

補聴器 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 器, from Middle Chinese 器.

補聴器 (Japanese): hearing aid - a device used to help the hard of hearing hear sounds better

Definitions

  1. hearing aid - a device used to help the hard of hearing hear sounds better

Ancestry of “補聴器”, step by step

補聴器 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 器

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese器device; instrument; container, vessel; a tool, a...
2Middle Chinese器—

via Japanese 補

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese補—
Every word from Middle Chinese 器 →Every word from Japanese 器 →