Where does “陰画” come from?

陰画 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 陰, from Middle Chinese 陰.

陰画 (Japanese): a negative

Definitions

  1. a negative

Ancestry of “陰画”, step by step

陰画 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 陰

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese陰shadow, shade; hidden side; yin
2Middle Chinese陰—

via Japanese 画

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese画picture, drawing, painting; movie, film, video;...
2Middle Chinese畫drawing
Every word from Middle Chinese 陰 →Every word from Japanese 陰 →
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