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This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

源

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

源 (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.)
源 (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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