Vocab Info

N2 Noun

原点(げんてん)origin (coordinates), starting point

    Dictionary Definition

    Common
    1. Noun

      1.

      starting point, origin, beginning

    2. Noun

      2.

      origin (of coordinate axes)

      Mathematics
    3. Noun

      3.

      datum point

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    原点 【げんてん】

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      (ぼく)英語(えいご)教師(きょうし)としての原点(げんてん)高校(こうこう)時代(じだい)留学(りゅうがく)だ。

      My origin as an English teacher goes back to my high school study abroad experience.

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      先生(せんせい):「まずは、原点(げんてん)(かえ)って(かんが)(なお)しましょう。」

      Teacher: 'First of all, let's go back to the starting point and rethink.'

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      座標(ざひょう)原点(げんてん)は、X(じく)(あたい)もY(じく)(あたい)もゼロである。

      The origin of the coordinates is where both the value of the X-axis and the Y-axis are zero.

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      (おや)からみると、(わたし)のアイドルとしての原点(げんてん)幼少(ようしょう)()時代(じだい)のモテ()にあるそうだ。

      From my parents' perspective, it seems that the origins of my career as an idol lie in my popular childhood.

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      複雑(ふくざつ)問題(もんだい)はもとより簡単(かんたん)問題(もんだい)も、原点(げんてん)(もど)れば解決(かいけつ)糸口(いとぐち)()えてくる。

      Not only complex problems, but even simple ones, can start to be solved if we return to their origin.

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