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Where does “説” come from?
説 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 說.
説
(Japanese): theory
Definitions
theory
Ancestry of “説”, step by step
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Language
Word
Meaning
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Middle Chinese
說
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Words derived from “説”
小説
地動説
地球中心説
天動説
太陽中心説
王権神授説
不仲説
短編小説
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