漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
源: source, origin
JLPT N113 strokesGrade 6Your ink: 白 Not met
氵 carries the meaning · 原 gives the sound
13 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ゲンgen · on'yomi · in compounds
- 源泉げんせんsource
- 源氏物語げんじものがたりthe Tale of the Genji
- 源平合戦げんぺいがっせんbattle b/t Genji & Heike clans
- 根源こんげんroot, source, origin
- 起源きげんorigin, beginning
- 語源ごげんword root, etymology
- 資源しげんnatural resources
- 財源ざいげんfinancial resources
- 震源しんげんepicenter (of earthquake)
- 栄養源えいようげんsource of nutrients
みなもとminamoto · kun'yomi · on its own
- 源みなもとsource, origin
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成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Imagine three raindrops falling—that's sanzui! Whenever you see these three dots on the left side of a kanji, think of water, liquids, or anything that flows.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · yuán
Same form: 源 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 源 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 源 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin yuán most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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