1245/2000JLPT: N1School Grade: Junior high schoolThis character was formerly written 顯, a combi
1245/2000JLPT: N1School Grade: Junior high schoolThis character was formerly written 顯, a combination of 㬎 a Chinese-only character meaning “motes (small particles of dust)” and 頁 head. 㬎 itself is a combination of 日 sun and 絲 threads. One source says that 㬎 represents laying silk threads out in the sun. With the addition of 頁, this gives 㬎 a meaning of putting ones face out into a bright place/the light of day, letting it be clearly seen. This led to the meaning of “visible” in general, and also “manifest.” -- source link
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