本源

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Chinese

 
roots or stems of plants; origin; source
roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
root; source; origin
simp. and trad.
(本源)
anagram 源本

Pronunciation


Noun

本源

  1. origin; source

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほん
Grade: 1
げん
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(ほん)(げん) (hongen

  1. origin; root
    Synonyms: 大本, , 根源, 根本
  2. cause

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN