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    3. 本源

    本源

    本ほん源げん

    origin

    NTNounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab18 strokes

    ほんげん

    Noun

    1.
    origin, root, cause, principle

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    本
    もと…(3)
    book・present・main・origin・true…(2)
    源
    みなもと…(4)
    source・origin
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