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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 陰陽 | yin-yang |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 陰陽 | — |
| 3 | Old Chinese | 陰陽 | — |