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始原しげん

しげん · shigen

noun

Start, origin, beginnings

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しげんが
Atamadaka

high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?

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What does 始原 mean?

Start, origin, beginnings.

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しげん (shigen). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.

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Start, origin, beginnings