"根源" meaning in Japanese

See 根源 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kõ̞ŋɡẽ̞ɴ] Forms: 根源 [canonical] (ruby: (こん), (げん)), kongen [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 根源 (MC kon ngjwon). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|根源}} 根源 (MC kon ngjwon) Head templates: {{ja-noun|こんげん}} 根(こん)源(げん) • (kongen)
  1. root, cause, source, origin Wikipedia link: ja:根源 Synonyms: 大本, 根本 Derived forms: 根源的 (kongenteki) (ruby: 根源的(こんげんてき))
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Download raw JSONL data for 根源 meaning in Japanese (1.9kB)

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