源
源 — source, origin
- JLPT
- JLPT N1
- Strokes
- 13
- Taught in
- School year 6
- Frequency
- #738 most common
Readings
On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.
- On'yomi
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- げん gen
- げん gen
- Kun'yomi
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- みなもと minamoto
- みなもと minamoto
Words that use 源
A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.