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源流

源流

Chinese

root; source; origin
 
to flow; to spread; to circulate; to move
simp. and trad.
(源流)

Noun

源流

  1. source and course (of a river, etc.)
  2. origin and development
  3. full particulars

Japanese

Kanji in this term
げん
Grade: 6
りゅう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

源流 (hiragana げんりゅう, romaji genryū)

  1. river source, headstream, headwaters
    源流 (げんりゅう)目指 (めざ)して (たび) ()た。
    Genryū o mezashite tabi ni deta.
    We traveled to the river source.
  2. source of something such as a civilization or culture