げん
原
てん
点

noun

  1. starting point, origin, beginning.
  2. Mathematics.origin (of coordinate axes).
  3. datum point.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
げん
原
てん
点
 原点 げんてん ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

meadow, original, primitive
ゲン　はら　わら (2nd, N3)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
spring, fountain
セン　ぜん　いずみ (6th, N2)
white
しろ　ハク　しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
water
みず　スイ　み (1st, N5)
spot, point, mark
テン　つ.ける　とも.す (2nd, N3)
fortune-telling, divining, forecasting
うらな.う　セン　し.める (7th, N2)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ