源
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 源
1
source; origin
Examples
良い新聞記者は、どんなニュース源からも、つまり、出所不明型のニュース源からも、学びとれるものはなんでも利用する。
A good newspaper reporter takes advantage of what he learns from any source, even the "little bird told him so" type of source.
Kanji in this Word
源
13 strokes
Frequency: 738
JLPT N1
Grade 6
Meanings
source
origin
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ゲン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
みなもと
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
はら
みな
もと
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