Last Updated
：2025/12/04
字源
Hiragana
じげん
Noun
Japanese Meaning
ある漢字や文字がどのような由来・歴史・成り立ちをもっているかという源（起源・ルーツ）のこと。 / 文字や漢字の形・音・意味が成立した背景や変遷についての学問的説明・研究。
Easy Japanese Meaning
もじやかんじのなりたちや、はじまりのこと。
Sense（1）
etymology of a written symbol; etymology of a letter; etymology of a character
Sense（2）
etymology of a Han character
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
etymology of a written symbol; etymology of a letter; etymology of a character / etymology of a Han character
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字源
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Do you know the etymology of this kanji?
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この漢字の字源を知っていますか？
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