Suffix attached to nouns to indicate the source or origin of something. Common in technical and formal contexts.
This river has its source in Mt. Fuji.
Please clarify the source of the information.
resources
sound source; sound generator; tone generator · audio; audio file; recording
origin; beginning; source
hypocenter; focus
financial resources; source of funds; finances
source of a spring; springhead · source; origin; wellspring
etymology; word origin
root; source; origin; cause
water source; source of a river; fountainhead
light source
source of a river; headwaters · origin; source
heat source
diving beetle; Japanese predacious diving beetle
earthly paradise; Shangri-La
origin; root; source; fundamental principle
source of supply
source; origin
recyclable waste; recyclable garbage
energy source
same origin; common origin
blockage of a source; stopping the origin
origin of a character; character etymology · Chinese character from which a kana is derived
source of law
origin; source; fountainhead
river source; headwaters · cause; root; origin
From Middle Chinese 源 (MC ngjwon). The kanji 源 is used in compounds to mean 'source' or 'origin'.