Vocab Info
N2 Noun
起源origin, beginning, rise
Dictionary Definition
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Noun
1.
origin, beginning, source, rise
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起源 【きげん】、起原 【きげん】
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人類の起源は遠い昔です。
The origin of humanity is in the distant past.
日本で使われている漢字の起源は中国にある。
The origin of the kanji used in Japan is in China.
この村のお祭りの起源は15世紀に遡ります。
The origin of this village's festival dates back to the 15th century.
人間の起源を調べてみた結果、何千年も前である事が分かった。
As a result of investigating the origin of humanity, it was found that it dates back thousands of years.
日本語のカタカナの起源は古いです。そして平仮名の起源もまた古いです。
The origin of the Japanese Katakana is old. And the origin of Hiragana is also old.
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