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Derived characters

 * 㜚 摍 㴼 樎 縮(缩) 䑿 蹜 鏥 蓿 䈹

Glyph origin
In the, an – a person resting on a mat. Sometimes a house was added.

Later the pictogram of the bamboo mat became or, and eventually came to be written.

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Etymology

 * “To stay overnight; lodge > night; mansion of the zodiac [i.e. the Sun's lodging stations]”
 * Probably related to Austroasiatic: cf. 🇨🇬 > 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 . relates it to the Tibeto-Burman terms listed in the etymology of, however the phonetics is difficult to reconcile in the current reconstructions.

Definitions

 * 1) to stay overnight; to lodge
 * 2) to reside; to live; to dwell
 * 3) lodge; lodging station; residence
 * 4) perching bird; resting bird
 * 5) to keep watch at night; to be on night duty
 * 6) night; nighttime
 * 7) to be content with
 * 8) to stay; to stay behind; to delay; to stop over; to be stationed
 * 9) (from) last night; the previous night; overnight
 * 10) (from) last year; spanning two years
 * 11) the past; former times
 * 12) old; longstanding
 * 13) big; great; considerable
 * 14) old and experienced; skilful; master
 * 15) renowned person; someone of high standing
 * 16) predestined; preordained
 * 17) in advance; beforehand
 * 1) renowned person; someone of high standing
 * 2) predestined; preordained
 * 3) in advance; beforehand
 * 1) in advance; beforehand
 * 1) in advance; beforehand

Definitions

 * 1)  constellation; “” of the zodiac

Definitions

 * 1)  mature; ripe
 * 2)  smart and seasoned; intelligent and experienced
 * 1)  smart and seasoned; intelligent and experienced

Kanji

 * 1) lodging, inn
 * 2) home

Compounds

 * : traditional Japanese budget inn
 * : Shinjuku
 * : homework
 * : destiny; fate
 * : lodging
 * : sleeping rough; wild camping
 * : cheap hotel

Etymology 2
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Etymology 2
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