源流

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Noun

源流

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

Japanese

Kanji in this term
源 流
げん
Grade: 6
りゅう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) げんりゅう [gèńryúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡẽ̞nɾʲɨᵝː]

Noun

源(げん)流(りゅう) • (genryū) 

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

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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