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N2 Noun

起源(きげん)origin, beginning, rise

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    1. Noun

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      origin, beginning, source, rise

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      人類(じんるい)起源(きげん)(とお)(むかし)です。

      The origin of humanity is in the distant past. {origin, beginning, rise}

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      日本(にほん)使(つか)われている漢字(かんじ)起源(きげん)中国(ちゅうごく)にある。

      The origin of the kanji used in Japan is in China. {origin, beginning, rise}

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      この(むら)のお(まつ)りの起源(きげん)は15世紀(せいき)(さかのぼ)ります。

      The origin of this village's festival dates back to the 15th century. {origin, beginning, rise}

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      人間(にんげん)起源(きげん)調(しら)べてみた結果(けっか)(なん)(ぜん)(ねん)(まえ)である(こと)()かった。

      As a result of investigating the origin of humanity, it was found that it dates back thousands of years. {origin, beginning, rise}

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      日本語(にほんご)のカタカナの起源(きげん)(ふる)いです。そして平仮名(ひらがな)起源(きげん)もまた(ふる)いです。

      The origin of the Japanese Katakana is old. And the origin of Hiragana is also old. {origin, beginning, rise}

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