英和和英

読み方 きげん

名詞

Origin; rise; beginning; genesis:（=する） to originate （in something）; to have its origin （in something）; to take its rise （in something）; to derive its origin （from something）; to be derived （from something）; to be traceable （to something）

用例

• 多くの日本語は仏教に起原する
  Many Japanese expressions are derived from Buddhism―to be traced to Buddhism.

• この習慣は何に起原するか
  What does this custom originate in?―have its origin in?
• 言葉の起原を尋ねる
  to trace a word to its origin―derive a word from its root
• 大和民族の起原は秘密におおわる
  The origin of the Japanese people is veiled in mystery.
• 文明の起原地
  the cradle of civilization