Onyomi: ゲン · Kunyomi: みなもと · Meanings: origin, source
Kanji for origin, source
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 源 | みなもと | source (of a river), fountainhead | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 源 | げん | source, origin | Suffix |
| 源氏 | げんじ | Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari) | common Noun |
| 源泉 | げんせん | source (of a spring, etc.) | common Noun |
| 源流 | げんりゅう | source (e.g. of a river), headwaters | common Noun |
| 源平 | げんぺい | Genji and Heike clans, two opposing sides | Noun |
| 源泉徴収 | げんせんちょうしゅう | tax withholding at the source | Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 源氏物語 | げんじものがたり | The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic) | Noun |
| 源五郎鮒 | げんごろうぶな | Japanese crucian carp (Carassius cuvieri), white crucian carp | Noun |
| 源平時代 | げんぺいじだい | Gempei period (late 11th century-late 12th century CE) | Noun |