JLPT N3 · Noun

起源 (kigen)

起源 (きげん, kigen) is a Japanese noun meaning “origin; beginning”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きげん
Romaji: kigen
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

origin; beginning; source · noun

Example sentences

この民族の起源は神秘につつまれている。

The origins of these people is shrouded in mystery.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 起源

起

rouse, wake up, get upキ・お.きる・お.こる · 10 strokes

源

source, originゲン・みなもと · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 起源.

起きるおきるto get up起こすおこすto raise起こるおこるto occur起床きしょうrising (from one's bed)起点きてんstarting point起伏きふくundulation引き起こすひきおこすto cause資源しげんresources源みなもとsource (of a river)語源ごげんorigin of a word財源ざいげんsource of funds電源でんげんsource of electricity水源すいげんsource of river

Source: JMdict entry 1591140 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.