源

13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N1

source, origin

Kun'yomi
  • みなもと
    		source (of a river) ②source
On'yomi
  • ゲン
    		source
Nanori
  • はら
  • みな
  • もと

Main Radical

水(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ゲン 66.4%
みなもと 33.6%

Character Breakdown

source, origin
ゲン　みなもと　はら (6th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
meadow, original, primitive
ゲン　はら　わら (2nd, N3)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
spring, fountain
セン　ぜん　いずみ (6th, N2)
white
しろ　ハク　しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
water
みず　スイ　み (1st, N5)

Common Words

みなもと
源
source (of a river) ②source
でん
電
げん
源
source of electricity ②power (button on TV, etc.)
こん
根
げん
源
root
き
起
げん
源
origin
し
資
げん
源
resources
はっ
発
しん
信
げん
源
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.)
げん
源
じ
氏
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari) ②the Minamoto family
げん
源
せん
泉
source (of a spring, etc.) ②source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.)
かわ
河
　
の
みなもと
源
fountainhead
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References

Unicode hex code 6E90
JIS X 0208 1-24-27
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2656
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3274
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 656
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 806
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 470
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 600
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 142
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 153
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 827
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1863
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 893
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17926
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 853
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 580
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 589
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1486
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 864
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 958
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 854
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1231
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 144
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a10.25
Four corner code 3119.6
De Roo Code 341