Vocab Info

N2 Noun

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

    Dictionary Definition

    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. {origin (coordinates), starting point}

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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.' {origin (coordinates), starting point}

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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. {origin (coordinates), starting point}

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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 origin of my idol status lies in my popular phase during my early childhood. {origin (coordinates), starting point}

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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 the origin. {origin (coordinates), starting point}

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