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源流 (げんりゅう) — source (e.g. of a river) · Nihongo Circle

源流

げんりゅう

noun

Meanings

1source (e.g. of a river)
2headwaters
3origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)

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Kanji in this word

源Source, Origin13 strokes 流Current, A Sink, Flow10 strokes

More words with 源

財源ざいげん · source of fundsN1 水源すいげん · source of riverN1 資源しげん · resourcesN3 起源きげん · originN3 語源ごげん ·

Full entry on Jisho

word root

N1

電源でんげん · source of electricityN1

源泉げんせん · source (of a spring, etc.)

根源こんげん · root

More words with 流

流域りゅういき · (river) basinN2 ～流～りゅう · fashionN2 直流ちょくりゅう · direct currentN2 電流でんりゅう · electric currentN2 流すながす · to drainN3 流行るはやる · to be popularN3 下流かりゅう · downstream 海流かいりゅう · ocean currentN1