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発信元 (はっしんもと) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

発はっ信しん元もと

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Meanings

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noun

originator; sender; source

computing

Computing and telecommunications term for the entity that initiates a message, call, or data transmission.

メールの発はっ信しん元もとを確かく認にんしてください。
Please check the sender of the email.

Kanji

発departure, discharge, publish
信faith, truth, fidelity
元beginning, former time, origin

Similar words

送そう信しん元もと
Often used interchangeably with 発信元, but 送信元 emphasizes the sending side in a transmission, while 発信元 can also imply the originator or initiator.

このデータの発はっ信しん元もとは不ふ明めいです。

The source of this data is unknown.

発はっ信しん者しゃ

Refers specifically to a person who sends a message, whereas 発信元 can be a person, device, or organization.

Etymology

Compound of 発信 (transmission) and 元 (origin, source).