Vocab Info
N2 Noun
原点origin (coordinates), starting point
Dictionary Definition
Common
Noun
1.
starting point, origin, beginning
2.
origin (of coordinate axes)
Mathematics3.
datum point
All Forms
原点 【げんてん】
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僕の英語教師としての原点は高校時代の留学だ。
My origin as an English teacher goes back to my high school study abroad experience.
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先生:「まずは、原点に返って考え直しましょう。」
Teacher: 'First of all, let's go back to the starting point and rethink.'
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座標の原点は、X軸の値もY軸の値もゼロである。
The origin of the coordinates is where both the value of the X-axis and the Y-axis are zero.
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親からみると、私のアイドルとしての原点は幼少期時代のモテ期にあるそうだ。
From my parents' perspective, it seems that the origins of my career as an idol lie in my popular childhood.
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複雑な問題はもとより簡単な問題も、原点に戻れば解決の糸口が見えてくる。
Not only complex problems, but even simple ones, can start to be solved if we return to their origin.
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