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Where does “鮏” come from?

鮏 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 生臭い, from Japanese 生, from Japanese 生き, from Japanese 生く — to live; to exist; to keep alive; to grow or...

鮏 (Japanese): Alternative spelling of 鮭: salmon; a smell of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of 鮭: salmon; a smell of...

Ancestry of “鮏”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese生臭いsmelling fishy; smelling bloody
2Japanese生a raw, uncooked state; Short for 生ビール; live
3Japanese生きliving; life, living; freshness
4Japanese生くto live; to exist; to keep alive; to grow or...
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