Bahasa Jepangnya “cikal bakal”

hulu; asal-usul; sumber sungai; cikal bakal

source (e.g. of a river); origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.); headwaters

tempat asal; tempat lahir; cikal bakal

birthplace (e.g. of jazz, Buddhism); cradle (e.g. of civilization); place of origin

bakal organ; akar; cikal bakal; dasar

primordium; root; anlage; foundation

manzai keliling rumah; komedi tradisional Tahun Baru; cikal bakal manzai modern

door-to-door manzai; form of comedy originally performed at people's homes by entertainers during the New Year festivities; precursor to modern day manzai

notokorda (cikal bakal sumsum tulang belakang)

notochord (rudimentary spinal cord)

kabuki Okuni; cikal bakal kabuki modern

Okuni kabuki; progenitor of modern kabuki, developed by Izumo Taisha shrine maiden Izumo no Okuni and popularized in Kyoto (early Edo period)