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起源

起源

Chinese

to rise; to raise; to get up root; source; origin
simp. and trad.
(起源) 		起 源

Noun

起源

  1. origin

Verb

起源

  1. to originate
  2. to come from

Japanese

Kanji in this term
起 源
き
Grade: 3 		げん
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Alternative forms

  • 起原

Noun

起源 ‎(hiragana きげん, romaji kigen)

  1. origin, derivation, genesis
    日本語 (にほんご)の起源 (きげん)
    nihongo no kigen
    the origin of the Japanese Language

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

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