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Where does “鋼” come from?

鋼 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 刃, from Old Japanese は.

鋼 (Japanese): steel

Definitions

  1. steel

Ancestry of “鋼”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese刃any sharp and thin cutting implement: a blade,...
2Old Japaneseは—
Every word from Old Japanese は →