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the character is Chinese (Kanji in japanese), but the pronouciation is Japanese as it had already existed before the character of 犬(inu) entered Japan.

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Q: Where did sisal originateHow did the Japanese word inu originate Did it originate from Chinese first and then into Japanese when those two languages evolved or did the Chinese come up with it first fo?
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