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Where does “都心” come from?

都心 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 都, from Middle Chinese 都.

都心 (Japanese): heart of a city, center of a city

Definitions

  1. heart of a city, center of a city

Ancestry of “都心”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese都the place of residence of the emperor; a capital...
2Middle Chinese都—
Every word from Middle Chinese 都 →