Readings

Kana: ゲン、みなもと
Romaji: gen, minamoto
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: はら、みな、もと
Romaji: hara, mina, moto
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

source, origin

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  85
Frequency:  738
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  1-3-10
Korean Reading:  weon
Chinese Reading:  yuan2
Unicode:  6e90
JIS:  383B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 656
Nelson Index: 2656
New Nelson Index: 3274
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a10.25
Four Corner Index: 3119.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 853
Gakken Index: 827
Japanese Names Index: 1863
Daikanwanjiten Index: 17926
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0147
Remembering the kanji Index: 142
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1486
Kodansha Compact Index: 1231
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 864
Kanji in Context Index: 854
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 470
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 600
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 144
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 153
Essential Kanji Index: 893
Kodansha Kanji Index: 806
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 341
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 958

Words

(みなもと)
source; origin
資源 (しげん)
resources
音源 (おんげん)
sound source; sound generator; tone generator
語源 (ごげん)
word root; word derivation; etymology
源流 (げんりゅう)
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
(げん)
source; origin
起源 (きげん)
origin; beginning; rise
電源 (でんげん)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
水源 (すいげん)
source of river; fountainhead
源氏 (げんじ)
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
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