Kanji Details:
- 源
- Frequency:738
- Kun: みなもと
- On: ゲン
- Meaning: source, origin
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Examples:
Word Reading Meaning 源 みなもと source, origin 財源 ざいげん source of funds, resources, finances 資源 しげん resources 震源 しんげん epicentre, epicenter, earthquake centre, earthquake center 電源 でんげん source of electricity, electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.) 根源 こんぽん, こんげん, ねもと root, source, origin, foundation, base, principle 源泉 げんせん source 源氏 げんじ Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family 資源エネルギー庁 しげんエネルギーちょう Agency of Natural Resources and Energy 水源 すいげん source of river, fountainhead