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JLPT N26画 · 6 strokesradical

source, origin

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ゲン
  • ガン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • みなもと

Meanings across languages

English
source, origin
Tiếng Việt
nguồn, gốc
日本語
源, 起源

Common compounds

  • 水源すいげんwater source
  • 根源こんげんroot, source
  • 源流げんりゅうheadwaters, source stream

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