All N3 words
N3Noun
💭Abstract Concepts
起源
kigen
origin, beginning, rise
Example sentence
彼は生命の起源にまで説き及んだ。
He even referred to the origin of life.
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Words with the same kanji
| Word | JLPT | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 起きる | N5 | おきる | おきるto get up (e.g., from sleeping); to happen | |
| 起こす | N4 | おこす | おこすto wake (someone) up | |
| 起こる | N3 | おこる | おこるto occur, to happen | |
| 資源 | N3 | しげん | しげんresources | |
| 起床 | N2 | きしょう | きしょうrising, getting out of bed | |
| 源 | N1 | みなもと | みなもとsource, origin | |
| 電源 | N1 | でんげん | でんげんsource of electricity, power (e.g., button on TV) | |
| 引き起こす | N1 | ひきおこす | ひきおこすto cause |
More Abstract Concepts words
| Word | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 性 | せい | せいsex, gender | |
| 考え | かんがえ | かんがえthinking, thought, ideas | |
| 他 | ほか | ほかother / else / the rest (general word; e.g. 他にありますか？ = anything else?) | |
| 情報 | じょうほう | じょうほうinformation, (military) intelligence | |
| 間 | ま | まspace / pause / gap (e.g. 間[ま]を取る[とる] = take a pause / space) | |
| 生 | せい | せいbirth | |
| 結果 | けっか | けっかresult, consequence | |
| 神 | かみ | かみgod |
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