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源

源 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

source, origin

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ゲンElem.
Kun (native)
  • みなもとElem.
Nanori (used in names)
  • はら
  • みな
  • もと
Other languages
  • 拼音yuan2
  • 한글weon
  • Hán-ViệtNguyên

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
13 strokes
Radical
水(みず)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+6E90

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰氵原

Words using this kanji

  • 源みなもと（みなもと）川の水の流れ出る所。 （みなもと）物事の起源。 （みなもと）日本人の姓のひとつ。source (of a river), fountainhead, source, origin
  • 源泉げんせん水や温泉の湧き出る場所。 物事の生じる所。source (of a spring, etc.), source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.), origin, wellspring
  • 源氏げんじの姓を名乗った一族。Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari), the Minamoto family
  • 源流げんりゅうsource (e.g. of a river), headwaters, origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
  • 源平げんぺい源氏と平氏。 敵と味方。Genji and Heike clans, two opposing sides
  • 源げん（みなもと）川の水の流れ出る所。 （みなもと）物事の起源。 （みなもと）日本人の姓のひとつ。source, origin
  • 源頭げんとうriver source, source of a river, cause, root
  • 源語げんごThe Tale of Genji
  • 源氏名げんじな宮中の女官（後に大名、高家の奥方）に賜った「源氏物語」54帖の題名に因んだ称号。 遊女や娼妓（現在はバーやスナックに勤める女性）の呼び名の一つ。当初は「源氏物語」に因んでいたが、その後は関係のない名を付けるようになった。"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha
  • 源五郎げんごろうコウチュウ目オサムシ上科ゲンゴロウ類に属する甲虫の総称。diving beetle, Japanese predacious diving beetle (Cybister japonicus)
  • 源項目げんこうもくsource item
  • 源氏星げんじぼしRigel (star in the constellation Orion), Beta Orionis, Beta Ori
  • 源氏絵げんじえgenji-e
  • 源氏香げんじこうGenjikō
  • 源氏豆げんじまめsugar-coated soybeans
  • 源泉税げんせんぜいwithholding tax, tax withheld at the source
  • 源氏蛍ゲンジボタルGenji firefly (Nipponoluciola cruciata)
  • 源氏物語げんじものがたりThe Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)
  • 源泉徴収げんせんちょうしゅう所得税の徴収方法の一つで、給与や報酬、配当などの支払者が所得税の税額を控除し、納税する方法。tax withholding at the source
  • 源泉課税げんせんかぜいtax withholding at the source

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-10
Four Corner
3119.6
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3a10.25
Heisig
153
Nelson
2656