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Kanji 源: meaning "source, origin", readings, stroke order

The kanji 源 means "source, origin". On'yomi: ゲン; kun'yomi: みなもと. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
source, origin
On'yomi
ゲン
Kun'yomi
みなもと
Strokes
13
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 源

  • 資源 しげん — Resource(s)
  • 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
  • 電源 でんげん — source of electricity, power (e.g., button on TV)
  • 水源 すいげん — source of river
  • 源 みなもと — source, origin

Stroke order · 13 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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