発生源 (hasseigen) Japanese meaning: source | Kotomora難
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It is difficult to identify the source of the fire.
The source of pollution in this river is a factory upstream.
Usage patterns
〈事〉の発生源the source of (an occurrence, e.g. pollution, noise, disease)
It turned out that this factory was the source of the air pollution.
発生源を突き止めるto track down the source (of an occurrence)
The investigators tracked down the source of the strange smell.
発生源を特定するto identify the source (of an occurrence)
It is difficult to identify the source of an infectious disease.
発生源となるto become/serve as the source (of something)
The old pipes turned out to be the source of the water leak.
