英和和英

読み方 みなもと

名詞

1

（＝水源）the source, the head, the fountain-head （of a river）

用例

• 淀川はその源を琵琶湖に発す
  The river Yodo flows from Lake Biwa―rises from Lake Biwa―takes its rise in Lake Biwa.

• 河の源を探る
  to trace a river to its source
• 源清ければ流れ清し
  If the fountain is clear, so is the stream.

2

（＝本源）the origin; the source; the rise; the root; the beginning

用例

• 神道の源は神代にある
  The Shinto cult takes its origin in the Age of Gods.

• 寺子屋の源は寺にある
  The private school has its origin in the Buddhist temple.
• 日本の習慣の多くの源を探ると仏教から起こっている
  Many of our customs are to be traced to Buddhism―traceable to Buddhism―of Buddhistic origin.
• その源を探ると仏教から起こっている
  Its origin can be traced back to Buddhism.
• 大和民族の源は不明に属す
  The origin of the Yamato race is veiled in obscurity.