淵源（えんげん）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: origin / source
Example sentences
- 問題の淵源をたどる。 — I trace the root cause of the problem.
- その思想の淵源を探る。 — I explore the origins of that philosophy.
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