根源

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Chinese

radical (chem.); root; basis root; source; origin
simp. and trad.
(根源) 		根 源

Pronunciation

Noun

根源

  1. root; cause; source; origin
    找到事情的根源  ―  zhǎo dào shìqíng de gēnyuán  ―  to get to the root of the matter

Synonyms

Descendants

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
根 源
こん
Grade: 3 		げん
Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
根元
根原

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 根源 (MC kon ngjwon).

Pronunciation

Noun

根(こん)源(げん) • (kongen) 

  1. root, cause, source, origin
    Synonyms: 大本, 根本
    悪(あく)の根源(こんげん)は格(かく)差(さ)にある。
    Aku no kongen wa kakusa ni aru.
    The source of evil is in disparity.

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
根源

Noun

根源 • (geunwon) (hangeul 근원)

  1. Hanja form? of 근원 (“root, cause, source, origin”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
根源

Noun

根源

  1. chữ Hán form of căn nguyên (“origin; source; initial cause”).
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