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源
みなもと
N1
noun
Meanings
1
source
2
origin
3
source (of a river)
4
fountainhead
5
root
Example sentence
政府は他の歳入源を考え出すほかない。
The administration cannot but look for alternative sources of revenue.
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Kanji in this word
源
Source, Origin
13 strokes
More words with
源
資源
しげん ·
resources
N3
財源
ざいげん ·
source of funds
N1
電源
でんげん ·
source of electricity
N1
震源
しんげん ·
hypocentre (of an earthquake)
起源
きげん ·
origin
N3
Full entry on Jisho
電源ケーブル
でんげんケーブル ·
power cable
語源
ごげん ·
word root
N1
根源
こんげん ·
root
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