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本初 (ほんしょ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

本ほん初しょ

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Meanings

1

beginning; origin; start

Formal or literary term for the very beginning or origin of something. Often used in fixed expressions like 本初子午線 (prime meridian).

本ほん初しょ子し午ご線せんは経けい度ど0度どの線せんです。
The prime meridian is the line of 0 degrees longitude.
この儀ぎ式

Kanji

本book, present, main
初first time, beginning

Related words

最さい初しょ
最初 is the common word for 'first' or 'beginning' in everyday contexts, while 本初 is more formal and often used in technical or literary settings.
起き源げん
起源 means 'origin' in a historical or causal sense, whereas 本初 emphasizes the very first point or fundamental beginning.

Word family

しき

は

本ほん

初しょ

の

意い

味み

を

忘わす

れ

ず

に

行おこな

わ

れる

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This ceremony is performed without forgetting its original meaning.

本ほん初しょ子し午ご線せん
prime meridian

Etymology

Compound of 本 (root, origin) and 初 (first, beginning). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys the idea of the original or primary beginning.