本ほん源げん

noun

origin; root; source; fundamental principle

Refers to the ultimate origin or fundamental principle of something, often in philosophical, religious, or formal contexts. Not an everyday word for 'cause'.

• 万ばん物ぶつの本ほん源げんを探たん求きゅうする。

  Seek the fundamental origin of all things.

• この思し想そうの本ほん源げんは古こ代だいギリシャにある。

  The root of this thought lies in ancient Greece.