Where does “軍配” come from?

軍配 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 軍, from Middle Chinese 軍.

軍配 (Japanese): the act of signaling directions or commands to an...

Definitions

  1. the act of signaling directions or commands to an...

Ancestry of “軍配”, step by step

軍配 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 軍

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese軍an army, corps; the armed forces, military;...
2Middle Chinese軍—

via Japanese 配

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese配arrangement, positioning; concern oneself with;...

Words derived from “軍配”

Every word from Middle Chinese 軍 →Every word from Japanese 軍 →