源 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
- On
- ゲン
- Kun
- みなもと
- Meaning
- source; origin
Origin
氵 "water" plus 原 "the beginning"; where water first springs — hence "source, origin."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ゲン | 源泉・水源・資源 |
|---|---|
| みなもと | 源 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 資源しげん
resources
- 水源すいげん
water source
Example
山に川の源をたずねた。
I went up the mountain to find the river's source.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)