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Japanese
Etymology 1
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| 淸源 (kyūjitai)
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Compound of 清 (kiyo, “clean, clear”) + 源 (moto, “origin, source”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
清源 • (Kiyomoto)
- a surname
Etymology 2
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| 淸源 (kyūjitai)
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Ultimately from Middle Chinese 清源 (MC tshjeng ngjwon).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
清源 • (Seigen)
- a surname
- Japanese reading of the Chinese given name "Qingyuan"
- the name of various places:
- (historical) a former administrative region in China, around the area of modern Quanzhou
- 清源寺 (Seigen-ji), a Buddhist temple in Ōzu, Ehime