Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 起源(きげん) in Japanese

起源, 起原
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
きげん
Romaji
kigen
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    origin; beginning; rise
    Example sentence
    仏教インド起源発した Buddhism had its beginnings in India.

Examples of 起源, 起原, きげん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

13 strokes

source, origin

On'Yomi: ゲン

Kun'Yomi: みなもと

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JLPT 4

10 strokes

rouse, wake up, get up

On'Yomi: キ

Kun'Yomi: お.きる, お.こる, お.こす, おこ.す, た.つ

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JLPT 3

10 strokes

meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness

On'Yomi: ゲン

Kun'Yomi: はら

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