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 |
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| Romaji | genten |
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| Part of speech | noun |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N1 |
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N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommongenten
starting point; origin (coordinates)
- 1noun starting point; origin; beginning
- 2noun origin (of coordinate axes)
- 3noun datum point
Example sentences
初心を忘れず原点に戻る。
Without forgetting my original intention, I return to the starting point.
グラフの原点は座標の中心だ。
The origin of the graph is the center of the coordinates.