Japanese Word Entry
語源Kana: | ごげん |
Romaji: | gogen |
Definition: | origin of a word, derivation of a word, etymology |
Alternative form: |
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Chinese characters used in this word
語 | word, speech, language, words, saying, expression |
Readings
Mandarin: | ㄩˇ (yǔ), ㄩˋ (yù) |
Cantonese: | jyu5 |
Japanese: | ゴ (go)、 ギョ (gyo) / かた.る (kataru)、 かた.らう (katarau)、 ことば (kotoba)、 つげる (tsugeru) |
Korean: | 어 (eo) |
Vietnamese: | ngữ, ngứ |
Variants
Simplified Chinese form: | 语 |
源 | source, origin, spring, head, surname |
Readings
Mandarin: | ㄩㄢˊ (yuán) |
Cantonese: | jyun4 |
Japanese: | ゲン (gen) / みなもと (minamoto) |
Korean: | 원 (weon) |
Vietnamese: | nguyên, nguồn |
原 | meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness, source, origin, beginning |
Readings
Mandarin: | ㄩㄢˊ (yuán) |
Cantonese: | jyun4 |
Japanese: | ゲン (gen) / はら (hara)、 もと (moto)、 たずねる (tazuneru) |
Korean: | 원 (weon) |
Vietnamese: | nguyên |