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N1 Noun
源source, origin
Dictionary Definition
Noun
1.
source (of a river), fountainhead
Noun
2.
source, origin, root
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源 【みなもと】
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この川の源は北アルプスである。
The source of this river is in the Northern Alps. {source, origin}
学者がインダス文明の源を調査しています。
Scholars are investigating the origin of the Indus civilization. {source, origin}
警察は諸悪の源であるヤクザを滅ぼそうとしています。
The police are trying to eradicate the Yakuza, the source of all evil. {source, origin}
私の力の源が夫と子供たちの存在である事は言うまでもありません。
It goes without saying that the source of my strength is the existence of my husband and children. {source, origin}
生命の源である太陽が消滅してしまったら、それは人類が絶滅する時である。
If the sun, which is the source of life, were to disappear, that would be the time when humanity becomes extinct. {source, origin}
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