濫觴（らんしょう）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: origin/beginning
Example sentences
- この祭りの濫觴は千年前にさかのぼる。 — The origins of this festival date back a thousand years.
- 学問の濫觴をたどる。 — He traces the origins of the discipline.
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