Where does “雨” come from?
雨 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 雨.
雨 (Japanese): rain, rainfall; a rainy weather; something...
Definitions
- rain, rainfall; a rainy weather; something...
Ancestry of “雨”, step by step
雨 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Chinese 雨
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 雨 | — |
via Old Japanese 雨
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Japanese | 雨 | rain, rainfall |