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源 (みなもと): source, origin — Japanese vocabulary

源 is read みなもと and means "source, origin". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

源

Reading
みなもと · minamoto
Translation
source, origin
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
みなもとが

Example

その川の源は日本アルプス山中にある。

そのかわのみなもとはにっぽんアルプスさんちゅうにある。

The river has its origin in the Japan Alps.

Kanji in this word

  • 源 — source, origin

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