► 副詞
元々 [もともと] meaning: origin rank: 1
☆ その自転車は元々は私が自分のために買ったのだが、今は息子が使っている ⇨ I originally bought that bicycle for myself, but now my son uses it
☆ 彼は鍛える前から元々強かった ⇨ He had been strong in the first place, even before he started training
元来 [(1)がんらい] meaning: origin rank: 4
☆ 多くの料理は元来食料保存の方法として発達した ⇨ Many cuisines originally developed as methods of food preservation
► 動詞
来る [(1)くる] [coll] meaning: origin rank: 1
☆ 彼の虚勢は自信の無さから来ている ⇨ His aggressiveness comes from his lack of confidence
☆ 彼女の病気はストレスから来ている ⇨ Her illness is originated from stress
因む [(2)ちなむ] meaning: origin rank: 3
☆ 彼女は紀元節の日に生まれたことに因んで紀子と名付けられた ⇨ She was named 紀子 because she was born on the day of 紀元節
起因 [きいん] [起因する] [liter] meaning: origin rank: 4
☆ 多くの戦争は領土紛争に起因する ⇨ Many wars have originated from territorial conflicts
起草 [きそう] [起草する] meaning: origin rank: 4
☆ 新政府は新憲法を起草した ⇨ The new government drafted a new constitution
► 名詞
元 [(2)もと] meaning: origin rank: 1
☆ ストレスは病気の元になる ⇨ Stress is a source of illness
☆ 製造元の責任が問われるべきだ ⇨ We should question the responsibility of the original manufacturer
元 [(1)もと] [元から] meaning: origin rank: 1
☆ それは元から壊れていた ⇨ It was broken from the beginning
☆ 彼は元から馬鹿だ ⇨ He was stupid from the beginning, by birth
素 [(2)もと] meaning: origin rank: 1
☆ 唐辛子の辛さの素はカプサイシンという物質だ ⇨ The source of chili peppers’ spiciness is a substance called capsaicin
原作 [げんさく] meaning: origin rank: 2
☆ 有名な映画の原作 ⇨ The original novel of a famous movie (☛ An original artistic work)
正 [(1)せい] [liter] meaning: origin rank: 2
☆ 書類の正と写し ⇨ The original document and a copy
元通り [(3)もとどおり] meaning: origin rank: 2
☆ 使った工具は元通りの場所に戻して下さい ⇨ Return the tool you used to the original location
☆ 割れた花瓶を元通りにするのは無理だ ⇨ It is impossible to restore the broken vase to the original state (☛ Exactly the same as before)
起源 [(1)きげん] [liter] meaning: origin rank: 3
☆ 生命の起源 ⇨ The origin of life
原型 [げんけい] meaning: origin rank: 3
☆ 車は完全に破壊されて原型をとどめていなかった ⇨ The car was completely destroyed with the original shape unrecognizable
原点 [(1)げんてん] meaning: origin rank: 3
☆ 私達は運動の理念の原点に立ち返ることとした ⇨ We’ve decided to go back to the original point of our movement’s philosophy
原文 [げんぶん] meaning: origin rank: 3
☆ 彼は原文をそのまま引用した ⇨ He quoted the original text as it was
原本 [(1)げんぽん] meaning: origin rank: 3
☆ 書類の原本が必要だ ⇨ The original of the document is required (☛ The original, typically of an official document, certificate, etc.)
筋 [(1)すじ] meaning: origin rank: 3
☆ 怪しい筋の情報 ⇨ Information from a dubious source
筋 [(1)すじ] [消息筋] meaning: origin rank: 3
☆ 消息筋によると彼は辞任するとのことだ ⇨ According to the sources, he is expected to resign
端 [(1)たん] [端を発する] [liter] meaning: origin rank: 3
☆ 現在のアフリカの戦争の殆どは欧州人の植民地支配に端を発する ⇨ Most of the ongoing wars in Africa have their origins in the colonialism by Europeans (☛ Usually a problem)
発端 [ほったん] meaning: origin rank: 3
☆ 暴動の発端は些細な事だった ⇨ The initial cause of the riot was a trivial incident
本来 [(1)ほんらい] meaning: origin rank: 3
☆ それは本来の目的から外れている ⇨ That’s outside of the originally intended purpose
☆ 法の本来の主旨 ⇨ The original and legitimate intent of the law
源 [みなもと] [liter] meaning: origin rank: 3
☆ 家族が私の元気の源だ ⇨ My family is my source of energy (☛ Usually a source of something desirable)
由来 [ゆらい] meaning: origin rank: 3
☆ その名前の由来はよく分かっていない ⇨ The origin of the name is not known
由来 [ゆらい] [由来する] meaning: origin rank: 3
☆ 「アメリカ」は探検家アメリゴ・ヴェスプッチの名に由来する ⇨ “America” derives from the name of the explorer Amerigo Vespucci
温床 [おんしょう] meaning: origin rank: 4
☆ 人々はその国がテロリストの温床になると危惧している ⇨ People fear that the country would be a hotbed, bleeding ground, for terrorists (☛ Always negative connotations)
元祖 [(1)がんそ] meaning: origin rank: 4
☆ マクドナルドはハンバーガーの元祖だ ⇨ McDonald’s is the original hamburger shop (☛ Someone who started something)
基点 [きてん] [tech] meaning: origin rank: 4
☆ 座標の基点 ⇨ The origin, base point, of the coordinates
原始 [(1)げんし] meaning: origin rank: 4
☆ 原始時代の日本 ⇨ The prehistoric era of Japan (☛ A primitive stage)
草案 [そうあん] meaning: origin rank: 4
☆ 彼は新憲法の草案作成に参加した ⇨ He took part in drafting a new constitution (☛ A draft, typically for a big project)
出所 [でどころ] meaning: origin rank: 4
☆ その話の出所はどこ？ ⇨ Where is the source of that story?
本家 [(1)ほんけ] meaning: origin rank: 4
☆ ティラミスの本家のレストラン ⇨ The restaurant that originally made Tiramisu (☛ Literally “legitimate house”. Typically someone who invented something)
► 形容動詞
元通り [(3)もとどおり] meaning: origin rank: 2
☆ 彼と元通りの関係に戻るのは不可能だ ⇨ It is impossible to go back to the previous relationship with him (☛ Exactly the same as before)
► 接尾辞
源 [げん] meaning: origin rank: 3
☆ この情報源は信頼出来ない ⇨ We cannot trust the source of the information
☆ 信号の発信源が特定できない ⇨ We cannot determine where the signal is coming from
☆ 彼等は病気の感染源を調べている ⇨ They are investigating the source of the contagion