Where does “漢字” come from?

漢字 (Okinawan) comes from Japanese 漢字, from Japanese 漢, from Middle Chinese 漢 — Han dynasty, China.

漢字 (Okinawan): Chinese character

Definitions

  1. Chinese character

Ancestry of “漢字”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese漢字kanji
2Japanese漢man; element in compounds, referring to things...
3Middle Chinese漢Han dynasty, China
Every word from Middle Chinese 漢 →Every word from Japanese 漢 →Every word from Japanese 漢字 →