起源

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Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Verb

起源

  1. to originate; to come from

Synonyms

Noun

起源

  1. origin; source

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
起 源
き
Grade: 3 		げん
Grade: 6
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
起原

Pronunciation

Noun

起(き)源(げん) • (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.
  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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

Korean

Hanja in this term
起源

Noun

起源 • (giwon) (hangeul 기원)

  1. Hanja form? of 기원 (“origin”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
起源

Noun

起源

  1. chữ Hán form of khởi nguyên (“origin; beginning”).
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