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発信元 (はっしんもと) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

発はっ信しん元もと

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Meanings

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originator; sender; source

Computing and telecommunications term for the entity that initiates a message, call, or data transmission.

メールの発はっ信しん元もとを確かく認にんしてください。

Please check the sender of the email.

このデータの発はっ信しん元もとは不ふ明めいです。

The source of this data is unknown.

Kanji

発departure, discharge, publish
信faith, truth, fidelity
元beginning, former time, origin

Related words

送そう信しん元もと
Often used interchangeably with 発信元, but 送信元 emphasizes the sending side in a transmission, while 発信元 can also imply the originator or initiator.
発はっ信しん者しゃ
Refers specifically to a person who sends a message, whereas 発信元 can be a person, device, or organization.

Word family

データ発はっ信しん元もと認にん証しょう
data origin authentication

Built from

発はっ信しん+元もと

Etymology

Compound of 発信 (transmission) and 元 (origin, source).