濫觴

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濫觴

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昔者江出於山,其始出也,其源可以濫觴

「濫」は「溢れる」(河川の氾濫等)の意、「觴」は「盃」の意。どんな大河も源流を遡れば盃から溢れる程度のほんのわずかな水に端を発していることから。

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  1. 事象、物事の発端、起源、始まり。 西洋演劇研究の書今は多く出でたれど、その濫觴をなせしものは永井徹が著したる各国演劇史の一巻ならん。

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"濫觴." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ja/%E6%BF%AB%E8%A7%B4. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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濫觴. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E6%BF%AB%E8%A7%B4

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"濫觴." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E6%BF%AB%E8%A7%B4.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {濫觴},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E6%BF%AB%E8%A7%B4},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}