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roots or stems of plants; origin; source
roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
 
root; source; origin
simp. and trad.
(本源)
anagram 源本

Pronunciation

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Noun

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本源

  1. origin; source

Synonyms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ほん
Grade: 1
げん
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ほん)(げん) (hongen

  1. origin; root
    Synonyms: 大本, , 根源, 根本
  2. cause

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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