原げん点てん

げんてん genten

origin (coordinates)
starting point

noun

Chinese meanings

原点；起点

Examples

原点を中心とする半径2の円と，直線 y = x − 1 の交点を求めよ。
Consider a circle of radius 2 centered at the origin. Find its points of intersection with the line y = x - 1.
求以原点为圆心、半径为2的圆与直线 y = x − 1 的交点。
Tatoeba #2715448
座標の原点を示す。
Indicate the origin of the coordinates.
标出坐标原点。
初心という原点に戻る。
Return to the starting point of one’s original intention.
回到初心这个原点。

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('33b7f9ddbc'); // 原点

{
  "id": "33b7f9ddbc",
  "word": "原点",
  "reading": "げんてん",
  "romaji": "genten",
  "meanings": [
    "origin (coordinates)",
    "starting point"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1262160,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "原点を中心とする半径2の円と，直線 y = x − 1 の交点を求めよ。",
      "en": "Consider a circle of radius 2 centered at the origin. Find its points of intersection with the line y = x - 1.",
      "tatoeba_id": 2715448
    },
    {
      "ja": "座標の原点を示す。",
      "en": "Indicate the origin of the coordinates."
    },
    {
      "ja": "初心という原点に戻る。",
      "en": "Return to the starting point of one’s original intention."
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "e5286a83856948b2b3762e6468b36a09aa56e811ddda50e4a9362f6c931037e3",
    "meanings": [
      "原点",
      "起点"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "原点を中心とする半径2の円と，直線 y = x − 1 の交点を求めよ。",
        "zh": "求以原点为圆心、半径为2的圆与直线 y = x − 1 的交点。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "座標の原点を示す。",
        "zh": "标出坐标原点。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "初心という原点に戻る。",
        "zh": "回到初心这个原点。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/33b7f9ddbc",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1262160; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "df0d60158878116948ee685f8797e6937457d10cfce3a957dc181494c48ef8a4",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}