Where does “音楽療法” come from?

音楽療法 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 音楽, from Middle Chinese 音樂.

音楽療法 (Japanese): music therapy

Definitions

  1. music therapy

Ancestry of “音楽療法”, step by step

音楽療法 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 音楽

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese音楽music
2Middle Chinese音樂—

via Japanese 療法

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese療法therapy
2Chinese療法therapy; medical treatment
Every word from Middle Chinese 音樂 →Every word from Japanese 音楽 →