源げん

げ

ん

Meanings

Suffix attached to nouns to indicate the source or origin of something. Common in technical and formal contexts.

元もとN2
元 is a standalone noun meaning 'origin/source' usable on its own, while 源 is a suffix attached to nouns like 電源 or 資源 to denote a specific type of source.

電でん源げんN3
power supply; source of electricity; electrical power · power button; power switch
資し源げんN3
resources
音おん源げん
sound source; sound generator; tone generator · audio; audio file; recording
起き源げんN1
origin; beginning; source
震しん源げん
hypocenter; focus

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財ざい源げんN1
financial resources; source of funds; finances
源げん泉せん
source of a spring; springhead · source; origin; wellspring
語ご源げんN1
etymology; word origin
根こん源げん
root; source; origin; cause
水すい源げんN1
water source; source of a river; fountainhead
光こう源げん
light source
源げん流りゅう
source of a river; headwaters · origin; source
熱ねつ源げん
heat source
ゲンゴロウ
diving beetle; Japanese predacious diving beetle
桃とう源げん
earthly paradise; Shangri-La
本ほん源げん
origin; root; source; fundamental principle
供きょう給きゅう源げんN1
source of supply
発はっ生せい源げんN1
source; origin
資し源げんごみN2
recyclable waste; recyclable garbage
エネルギー源げんN1
energy source
同どう源げん
same origin; common origin
塞そく源げん
blockage of a source; stopping the origin
字じ源げん
origin of a character; character etymology · Chinese character from which a kana is derived
法ほう源げん
source of law
淵えん源げん
origin; source; fountainhead
源げん頭とう
river source; headwaters · cause; root; origin

From Middle Chinese 源 (MC ngjwon). The kanji 源 is used in compounds to mean 'source' or 'origin'.