源流

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Chinese

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root; source; origin
to flow; to spread; to circulate
to flow; to spread; to circulate; to move
 
trad. (源流)
simp. #(源流)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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源流

  1. (literal) source and course (of a river, etc.)
  2. (figurative) origin and development
  3. (figurative) full particulars
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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
げん
Grade: 6
りゅう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(げん)(りゅう) (genryū

  1. river source, headstream, headwaters
    源流(げんりゅう)目指(めざ)して(たび)()た。
    Genryū o mezashite tabi ni deta.
    We traveled to the river source.
  2. source of something such as a civilization or culture

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN