Kanji

Level: N1 Strokes: 13

源

Meaning in English

source, origin, source

Readings

Onyomi: ゲン Kunyomi: みなもと Romaji: gen / minamoto

Stroke order

Animated kanji stroke order

源

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese fonte, origem, fonte

Spanish fuente, origen, fuente

Korean 출처, 기원, 원천

French source, origine, source

Italian fonte, origine, fonte

German Quelle, Ursprung, Quelle

Indonesian sumber, asal, sumber

★ Vietnamese nguồn, xuất xứ, nguồn gốc

Thai แหล่งที่มา, ต้นกำเนิด, แหล่งที่มา

Related kanji

N1 渦 ka / uzu whirlpool, eddy, vortex N1 漬 shi / tsu.keru, tsu.karu, -zu.ke, -zuke pickling, soak, moisten N1 湧 yuu, you, yu / wa.ku boil, ferment, seethe N1 渥 aku / atsu.i, uruo.u kindness, moisten, bondad N1 漆 shitsu / urushi lacquer, varnish, seven N1 漱 sou, shuu, su / kuchisusu.gu, kuchisoso.gu, ugai, susu.gu gargle, rinse mouth, gárgaras N1 漸 zen / youya.ku, yaya, youyo.u, susu.mu steadily, gradually advancing, finally N2 滴 teki / shizuku, shitata.ru drip, drop, goutte N3 済 sai, sei / su.mu, -zu.mi, -zumi, su.manai, su.masu, -su.masu, suku.u, na.su, watashi, wata.ru settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish

Words with this kanji

N1 語源 gogen word root, word derivation, etymology N1 財源 zaigen source of funds, resources, finances N1 電源 dengen source of electricity, power (e.g., button on TV) N1 水源 suigen source of river N1 源 minamoto source, origin N3 資源 shigen resources, natural resources N3 起源 kigen origin, beginning, source