This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

アフリカ単一起源説

Reading

Kana: アフリカたんいつきげんせつ
Romaji: afurikatan'itsukigensetsu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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Out-of-Africa theory (positing a recent African origin for modern humans)

Kanji

Readings: タン、 ひとえ
Meanings: simple, one, single, merely
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: キ、 お.きる、 お.こる、 お.こす、 おこ.す、 た.つ
Meanings: rouse, wake up, get up
Readings: ゲン、 みなもと
Meanings: source, origin
Readings: セツ、 ゼイ、 と.く
Meanings: opinion, theory, explanation, rumor