源 (みなもと)source (of a river); fountainhead; source
- source (of a river); fountainheadnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- source; origin; rootnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 源
Words that share its kanji
- 財源ざいげんsource of funds; resources
- 資源しげんresources
- 震源しんげんhypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter
- 電源でんげんsource of electricity; electrical power
- 根源こんげんroot; source
- 源氏げんじGenji (the character in the Genji Monogatari)
- 源泉げんせんsource (of a spring, etc.)
- 資源エネルギー庁しげんエネルギーちょうAgency of Natural Resources and Energy
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