shihai

a word from vocabulary Japanese by Christopher K. Schmidt  
Word form shihai
Original script 支配
LWT meaning(s)
Word meaning Original meaning “distribute”. First attested in its present meaning in 1185/1763.
Analyzability analyzable compound
Gloss shi-hai support-distribute
Age Old Japanese [21] (710–794)
Lexical stratum kango
Year 令義解(718)
Comparison with Mandarin semantic change (both)
Register General
Numeric frequency 46.1