起点 (きてん, kiten) Japanese meaning: starting point | Kotomora。
The starting point of this bus route is in front of the station.
Let's clarify the starting point of the discussion.
Usage patterns
〈場所〉を起点としてstarting from 〈place〉 (as a base point)
Taking Tokyo as the starting point, the shinkansen lines extend across the country.
〈事〉が起点となるfor 〈event〉 to become the starting point (of something)
That incident became the starting point of the national movement.
起点から〈場所〉までfrom the starting point to 〈place〉
It takes two hours by car from this road's starting point to its terminus.