こんげん
Kongen
Other forms: 根原、根元
根源 (Kongen) is a Japanese noun meaning “root, source, origin, cause”.
Meanings
- nounroot; source; origin; cause
Examples
金は諸悪の根源。
Money is the root of all evil.
神は万物の根源である。
God is the cause of all things.
家庭愛に愛国精神の根源がある。
The spirit of patriotism has its source in the love of the family.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).