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09-03-2009, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by KyleGoetz View Post
医 comes from a sense of 矢をしまいこむ容器, a vessel in which you put an arrow.
This character is a simplified version of another character denoting the same meaning of "medicine-ish".

As far as I know, it's likely come from "assorted tools for curing a sick life" by visually looking at the original character.


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