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起源 (きげん, kigen) Japanese meaning: origin | Kotomora
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古ふる
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時じ
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さかのぼる
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The origin of this custom goes back to ancient times.
I am researching the origin of life.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 の 起き 源げん をたどる to trace back the origin of something
The scholars traced back the origin of this festival.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 起き 源げん を 持も つ to have its origin in a place
This dish has its origin in China.
起き 源げん は 〈 時とき 〉 にさかのぼる the origin dates back to a certain time
The origin of that tradition dates back to the Edo period.
Kanji 原 meadow, original, primitive Related words· 18 由来 focuses on the historical derivation of a specific thing like a word or custom, while 起源 refers to the ultimate, often more abstract, starting point.
原因 means the direct cause that leads to an event, whereas 起源 points to the original source or beginning of something over time.
発端 emphasizes the triggering incident that starts a chain of events, while 起源 is used for the deeper, often historical or scientific, root of something.
起点 is a concrete starting point, often geographic or numerical, while 起源 is used for the abstract or historical beginning of a phenomenon.
Show 14 more 起源 points to the specific source or origin of a concrete thing like a word or custom, while 原始 refers more broadly to the earliest, primordial state of existence itself.
起源 is the standard modern word for 'origin' or 'source', while 元素 in this sense is an archaic, now rarely used equivalent.
起源 is the general, formal word for 'origin' used in academic or historical contexts, while 発祥 highlights the specific place or moment something first appeared, especially in cultural or product contexts.
Don't confuse with 期限 sounds identical to 起源 but means a deadline or time limit, not an origin.
機嫌 shares the same reading as 起源 but means someone's mood or temper, unrelated to origins.
起源 means the abstract origin or beginning of something (e.g. a custom or species), while 水源 refers concretely to where water physically originates.
Written forms 起き 源げん Usage 96%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
起き 原げん Usage 4%
Less common variant; 原 means 'source/origin' but 起源 is overwhelmingly preferred.
Etymology Compound of 起 (ki, 'to rise, start') and 源 (gen, 'source, origin'). The variant 起原 uses 原 (gen, 'original, source') with a similar meaning.
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起源 is a formal, academic term for historical or biological origins, while 源 can be used in both literal and everyday figurative contexts.
起源 is a general word for the 'origin' or 'beginning' of anything, while 源流 keeps the image of a continuous stream flowing from that starting point.
起源 is a formal, academic word for the origin of something, while ルーツ is a casual loanword typically used for personal or cultural background.
起源 focuses on the historical or causal origin of something (e.g. 人類の起源), while 始まり can refer to any starting point in time, including the start of a simple event.
起源 is a formal term for the historical or biological origin of something, whereas 起こり is used more broadly for the beginning of any event or story.
起源 is used for the historical or evolutionary origin of something, whereas 根源 is broader and often applies to abstract or philosophical roots.
起源 is a general term for the origin or beginning of something, whereas 発祥地 is limited to a physical location.
起源 emphasizes the historical or causal root of something abstract, whereas 出所 focuses more concretely on where something physically or administratively comes from.
起源 means the original beginning or root of something, whereas 派生 describes a secondary thing that develops from that origin.
起源 refers to the historical or evolutionary origin of something, whereas 源泉 suggests a continuous, ongoing wellspring.
起源 is a noun meaning 'origin' in a broad, often historical sense, while 起因 specifically names the cause behind an event or state.
