Japanese word

原点

Pronunciation

Romajigenten

Meaning

  • nounstarting point

Example

ここが私たちの原点です。ko ko ga watashi ta chi no gen ten de su

This is our starting point.

Illustration for 原点 (starting point)

More examples

この計画を成功させるには、原点を見失ってはいけません。ko no kei kaku o sei kō sa se ru ni wa gen ten o mi ushina tte wa i ke ma se n

To make this plan successful, we must not lose sight of our starting point.

Core concept

Marks the place, stage, or principle from which a path or development begins.

Common phrases

  • 原点に立ち返るgen ten ni ta chi kae ru

    return to the starting point

  • 原点を見失うgen ten o mi ushina u

    lose sight of the starting point

Similar words

出発点shuppatsuten: The place or stage at which a journey or activity starts.
起点kiten: The point from which a route, movement, or process starts.
初心shoshin: The original intention or purpose held at the beginning of an activity.

Definition in Japanese

物事の出発点となる地点や段階、また物事の基本となる考え。mono goto no shup patsu ten to na ru chi ten ya dan kai ma ta mono goto no ki hon to na ru kanga e

Word origin

The compound 原点 (genten) combines 原 (gen, "origin") and 点 (ten, "point") in Sino-Japanese readings.

Usage tips

  • Japanese uses 原点 (genten) not only for a literal beginning but also for the basic purpose or principle to which a person or group returns.

Other meanings

  • originnoun

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