起源 (きげん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

起源 (きげん) means origin / beginning / source.

See example sentences below.

起源 at a glance

起源

きげんkigen

N3noun

origin / beginning / source

起源きげんkigenN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

origin / beginning / source

Example 1

この文化の起源は古いです。

Translation

The origin of this culture is old.

Example 2

言語の起源を調べています。

Translation

I am researching the origin of language.