源 (minamoto) Kanji Meaning: "Source" | Learn Kanji with Pictures

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Drawing: Water from the source: origin.

源 means source

origin

Water from the source: origin.

On'yomi

  • ゲンgen

Kun'yomi

  • みなもとminamoto

How it's built

  • 氵water
  • 原

Common words

  • 源みなもとsource (of a river); fountainhead
  • 資源しげんresources
  • 起源きげんorigin; beginning
  • 語源ごげんorigin of a word; derivation of a word

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