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Kanji: 源

KANJI
13 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
みなもと
 ON 音 
ゲン
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
Look up a kanji:  
JLPT Level:
JLPT N1 (most advanced level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 5 (completion of 6th grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 6th grade in Japan
Radical:
水(氵,氺)
Radical name:
みず (さんずい、したみず)
Meaning:
Source, origin
Usage:
Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 700 kanji are used even more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N3
(しげん)
resources
N1
(きげん)
origin, beginning, rise
N1
(ごげん)
word root, word derivation, etymology
N1
(ざいげん)
source of funds, resources, finances
N1
(すいげん)
source of river, fountainhead
N1
(でんげん)
source of electricity, power (button on TV etc.)
N1
(みなもと)
source, origin
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