根源

source, origin, root

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noun Rare #33,652
source, origin, root Often used for the underlying source or cause of something.
JA: この力の根源は何だろう。
EN: I wonder what the source of this power is.

人を嫌うのは言うまでもなく、人を信頼できないことが、人間の苦しみの根源だ。

Needless to say, the root of human suffering is not being able to trust others.

忍耐力は科学の根源である。

Perseverance is the foundation of science.

根源にはあらゆるモノが記録されている

Everything is recorded in the source.

— The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral (2008)

これこそラピュタの力の根源なのだ

This is the very source of Laputa’s power.

— 天空の城ラピュタ (1986)

それでこのマンションで根源は開くのか

So, will the origin open in this apartment building?

— The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral (2008)

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