起源 (きげん)origin; beginning; source

Kanji in 起源

• 起Rouse; Wake Up; Get UpRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N4
• 源Source; OriginRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N1

Words that share its kanji

• 起訴きそprosecution; indictment
• 起用きようappointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role
• 提起ていきraising (a question); bringing up (a problem)
• 決起けっきrising to action; standing up against
• 発起人ほっきにんoriginator; promoter
• 起こすおこすto raise; to raise up
• 躍起やっきdesperate; frantic
• 不起訴ふきそnonprosecution; nonindictment
• 財源ざいげんsource of funds; resources
• 資源しげんresources
• 源みなもとsource (of a river); fountainhead
• 震源しんげんhypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter
• 電源でんげんsource of electricity; electrical power
• 根源こんげんroot; source
• 源氏げんじGenji (the character in the Genji Monogatari)
• 源泉げんせんsource (of a spring, etc.)