Where does “陽画” come from?

陽画 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 画, from Middle Chinese 畫 — drawing.

陽画 (Japanese): a positive

Definitions

  1. a positive

Ancestry of “陽画”, step by step

陽画 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 画

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese画picture, drawing, painting; movie, film, video;...
2Middle Chinese畫drawing

via Japanese 陽

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese陽Alternative spelling of 日: sun, sunshine; yang;...
2Middle Chinese陽—
Every word from Middle Chinese 畫 →Every word from Japanese 画 →
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