Where does “陰陽師” come from?
陰陽師 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 陰陽, from Middle Chinese 陰陽, from Old Chinese 陰陽.
陰陽師 (Japanese): a practitioner of 陰陽道; under the 律令 system, a...
Definitions
- a practitioner of 陰陽道; under the 律令 system, a...
Ancestry of “陰陽師”, step by step
陰陽師 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 師
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 師 | expert, master, practitioner; master,... |