Word Meaning 起源

きげん kigen

起源 is read as きげん (kigen) and means origin.

Meaning

English

origin
beginning
source
rise

Reading

Kana

きげん

Romaji

kigen

Writing Variants

起原きげん kigen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 3735 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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起源説

きげんせつ

theory of origins

生命の起源

せいめいのきげん

origin of life

アフリカ単一起源説

あふりかたんいつきげんせつ

Out-of-Africa theory (positing a recent African origin for modern humans)

起訴

きそ

prosecution

起債

きさい

issuing of bonds

起訴猶予

きそゆうよ

suspension of indictment

起伏

きふく

undulation

起結

きけつ

beginning and end

起案

きあん

drafting (a plan, contract, etc.)

起訴法定主義

きそほうていしゅぎ

principle of compulsory prosecution (i.e. a public prosecutor must seek an indictment if evidence is sufficient)

起居挙動

ききょきょどう

behavior

起案者

きあんしゃ

author of a draft