# tō-on

> on'yomi originating from the from China after ca. 10th century (Song, Yuan, and Qing dynasties of China, mid-Heian to Edo Period of Japan), by Zen monks and merchants; misnomer, since named after the Tang dynasty

**Wikidata**: [Q7862629](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7862629)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tō-on)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/t-on


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013