Chinese

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radical (chem.); root; basis root; source; origin
simp. and trad.
(根源)

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Noun

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根源

  1. root; cause; source; origin
    事情根源  ―  zhǎo dào shìqíng de gēnyuán  ―  to get to the root of the matter

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こん
Grade: 3
げん
Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
根元
根原

Etymology

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From Middle Chinese 根源 (MC kon ngjwon).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(こん)(げん) (kongen

  1. root, cause, source, origin
    Synonyms: 大本, 根本
    (あく)根源(こんげん)(かく)()にある。
    Aku no kongen wa kakusa ni aru.
    The source of evil is in disparity.

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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

Korean

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Hanja in this term

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根源 (geunwon) (hangeul 근원)

  1. hanja form? of 근원 (root, cause, source, origin)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

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根源

  1. chữ Hán form of căn nguyên (origin; source; initial cause).