How to say 'Source' in Japanese | 源泉

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The Japanese word for Source is 'Gensen', written as 源泉 in Japanese.'Source' in hiragana is げんせん.

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源泉

Meaning

Source

Reading

げんせん

gensen

Kanji

源Origin, Source 泉Spring, Fountain

Explanation

The Japanese noun '源泉 (げんせん)' refers to the 'source' or 'origin' of something, often used in both literal and figurative contexts. It can describe the source of a river, the origin of an idea, or the root cause of a phenomenon. For example: the source of the river is in the mountains「川の源泉は山にある」(かわのげんせんはやまにある). The source of his inspiration is nature「彼のインスピレーションの源泉は自然だ」(かれのインスピレーションのげんせんはしぜんだ). This word is commonly used in formal or literary contexts to emphasize the fundamental origin of something.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5986

Composition

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Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 源泉

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

源

Meaning

Origin, Source

kanji

泉

Meaning

Spring, Fountain

Words Related to 源泉 Through the Kanji 源

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 源 as well.

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資源

Meaning

Resources

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源

Meaning

Origin

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起源

Meaning

Origin

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電源

Meaning

Power

Words Related to 源泉 Through the Kanji 泉

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 泉 as well.

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温泉

Meaning

Hot spring

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泉

Meaning

Spring

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