源

Meaning

源 centers on the point where something begins: a source, origin, or root from which things flow or develop.

• 源みなもと
  N1

  source (of a river); fountainhead

• 電源でんげん
  N3

  source of electricity; electrical power

• 資源しげん
  N3

  resources

• 音源おんげん

  sound source; sound generator; tone generator

• 起源きげん
  N1

  origin; beginning; source

• 震源しんげん

  hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter; focus

• 財源ざいげん
  N1

  source of funds; resources; finances

• 源泉げんせん

  source (of a spring, etc.)

• 語源ごげん
  N1

  origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology

• 根源こんげん

  root; source; origin; cause

• 水源すいげん
  N1

  source of river; fountainhead

• 光源こうげん

  light source

• 源流げんりゅう

  source (e.g. of a river); headwaters

• 熱源ねつげん

  heat source

• 源氏物語げんじものがたり

  The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)

• 桃源郷とうげんきょう

  earthly paradise; Shangri-la

• 源平げんぺい

  Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides

• 源五郎げんごろう

  diving beetle

• 源氏名げんじな

  "professional name" used by hostesses and geisha

• 源氏げんじ

  Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari)

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