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[()·げん()]
kigen
noun

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[()·げん()]
kigen

English Meaning(s) for 起源

noun
  1. origin; beginning; source; rise

Definition and Synonyms for 起源

Ancestry inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
Synonyms: 家柄, 家筋, 家系, 由来, 筋目, 系列, 系統, 素性, 血筋, 血統, 起源, 門閥
Beginning the event consisting of the start of something
Synonyms: はじめ, むくり, 元始, 冒頭, 出だし, 初口, 始まり, 始まる, 始める, 幕開き, 幕開け, 序開き, 振り出し, 振り出す, 最初, , , 源流, 濫觴, 発端, 芽出し, 起こり, 起こる, 起源, 起首
Beginning the place where something begins, where it springs into being
Synonyms: はじめ, むくり, ルーツ, オリジン, 元始, 出だし, 出始め, 出始める, 初め, 初める, 初口, 初手, 始まり, 始まる, 始める, 幕開き, 幕開け, 序開き, 根元, 根源, 淵源, , , 源流, 濫觴, 発祥, 発端, 糸口, 芽出し, 芽生え, 芽生える, 起こり, 起こる, 起源, 起点, 起首, 開闢
Origin the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived
Synonyms: 起源

Meanings for each kanji in 起源

» rouse; wake up; get up
» source; origin

Categories 起源 is a member of

Hereditary Pattern attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
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Occurrence an event that happens
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Point the precise location of something
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Source a process by which energy or a substance enters a system
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Sample Sentences for 起源

He even referred to the origin of life.
80% of all English words come from other languages.
Those words have extremely old origins.
He was mainly interested in the origin of the universe and evolution.
We associate the name of Darwin with The Origin of Species.

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