Vocabulary

What does 原点 (げんてん, genten) mean?

原点 (げんてん, genten) means starting point; origin (coordinates).

Quick facts
Readingげんてん
Romajigenten
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
げんてん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommongenten

starting point; origin (coordinates)

  1. 1noun starting point; origin; beginning
  2. 2noun origin (of coordinate axes)
  3. 3noun datum point

Example sentences

  • Without forgetting my original intention, I return to the starting point.

  • The origin of the graph is the center of the coordinates.

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