| Kanji | 源 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ゲン |
| Kunyomi | みなもと |
| Nanori | はら, みな, もと |
| English | source, origin |
| Examples | 資源(しげん): resources 源(みなもと): source; origin 電源(でんげん): (1) source of electricity; electrical power (2) power (button on TV, etc.) 起源(きげん): origin; beginning; rise 語源(ごげん): word root; word derivation; etymology 財源(ざいげん): source of funds; resources; finances 水源(すいげん): source of river; fountainhead |
| JLPT Level | 1 |
| Jouyou Grade | 6 |
| Frequency | 738 |
| Components | 水: water 原: meadow; original; primitive; field; plain; prairie; tundra; wilderness |
| Number of Strokes | 13 |
| Kanji Radical | 水 |
| Radical Number | 85 |
| Radical Strokes | 4 |
| Radical Reading | みず・したみず・さんずい |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | source |
| Koohii Story 1 | The water that flows from the meadow is the source of life for the wild antelope. |
| Koohii Story 2 | The source of clean water is from the meadow (#134): it comes from that spring at the bottom of the cliff. Pay no attention to Julie Andrews lying face down in spring. The water´s clean. Trust me. |
| RTK Index (new) | 153 |
Tags: jlpt.n1, grade6, kanjifreq501-750
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