Word Meaning 起源説

きげんせつ kigensetsu

起源説 is read as きげんせつ (kigensetsu) and means theory of origins.

Meaning

English

  1. theory of origins
  2. origin hypothesis

Reading

Kana

きげんせつ

Romaji

kigensetsu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 46697 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

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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)

起源

きげん

origin

語源説

ごげんせつ

etymological theory

十二縁起説

じゅうにえんぎせつ

Buddhist theory of the twelve-fold chain of causation, interdependent origination and co-dependent arising (San: pratītya-samutpāda)

生命の起源

せいめいのきげん

origin of life

説起す

ときおこす

to begin an explanation (argument, story, etc.)

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.)