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源泉
[ woncheon ]
「명사」 Noun
• headspring; fountainhead; wellspring
A place where water begins to flow.
bodies of water
natural phenomena
• source; origin; root
A base on which something is created or produced.
cause & effect
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate
The hanja from which the word comes
源 (원)
–
origin, source, root, spring of water, cause, foundation
泉 (천)
–
spring, fountain, source of water
Synonyms
근원
–
root; source; origin; cause
발원
–
source; origin; riverhead
Derived words
근원
–
root; source; origin; cause
Neighboring words in the dictionary
원자
원자 폭탄
원자력
원장
원전
원정
원조
원죄
원천
원칙
원컨대
원통
원폭
원하다
원한
원형
원화
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