水すい源げん

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

water source; source of a river; fountainhead

Refers to the origin of a river or a supply of water. Also used figuratively for the origin of something, though less common.

水すい源げんを守まもるto protect a water source
この森もりは町まちの水すい源げんを守まもるために保ほ護ごされている。
This forest is protected in order to preserve the town's water source.
水すい源げんが枯かれるfor a water source to dry up
長ながい干かんばつで水すい源げんが枯かれてしまった。
The water source dried up because of the long drought.
水すい源げんを確かく保ほするto secure a water source
村むら人びとたちは新あたらしい水すい源げんを確かく保ほするために井い戸どを掘ほった。
The villagers dug a well to secure a new water source.
水すい源げんを汚お染せんするto pollute a water source
工こう場じょうの排はい水すいが水すい源げんを汚お染せんしていた。
The factory's wastewater had polluted the water source.

源みなもとN1
源 is a broader, more literary word for the origin of a river or anything else, while 水源 specifically names the spot where water begins to flow.
源げん泉せん
源泉 typically refers to the source of a hot spring or to an abstract wellspring (e.g. of inspiration), whereas 水源 is used for ordinary rivers and water supplies.
源げん流りゅう
水源 specifically means the water source (spring, reservoir) that feeds a river, while 源流 refers to the upper reaches of the river itself.

河か口こうN1
水源 is where a river begins (its source), while 河口 is where it ends and meets the sea or a lake.

起き源げんN1
起源 means the abstract origin or beginning of something (e.g. a custom or species), while 水源 refers concretely to where water physically originates.

水すい源げん地ち
source of a river; headwaters; water source area
水すい源げん涵かん養よう
headwater conservation; water source protection; watershed management
水すい源げん涵かん養よう林りん
watershed protection forest; water conservation forest

Compound of 水 (water) and 源 (source, origin).