Where does “霧雨” come from?

霧雨 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 雨, from Middle Chinese 雨.

霧雨 (Japanese): a drizzle

Definitions

  1. a drizzle

Ancestry of “霧雨”, step by step

霧雨 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 雨

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese雨rain, rainfall; a rainy weather; something...
2Middle Chinese雨—

via Japanese 霧

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese霧mist, fog
Every word from Middle Chinese 雨 →Every word from Japanese 雨 →