Meaning of Japanese Word "起源" (Kigen)

Kanji in this word

Related words "起"

• 七転八起 (shichitenhakki)vicissitudes of life
• 再起 (saiki)comeback, recovery
• 喚起する (kankisuru)arouse, awaken
• 奮起する (funkisuru)rouse oneself
• 起きる (okiru)get up
• 起こす (okosu)awake, bring about, raise up, wake up

Related words "源"

• 源 (minamoto)origin, source
• 源氏物語 (genjimonogatari)The Tale of Genji
• 財源 (zaigen)financial resources
• 起源 (kigen)beginning, origin
• 根源 (kongen)root
• 天然資源 (tennenshigen)natural resources