Kanji
Readingげん
Frequency86%
Used in (190 in total)
root; source; origin; cause
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
resources
source; origin
origin; beginning; source; rise
light source
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
source of information; intelligence source; message source
source of river; fountainhead
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
heat source
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
sound source; sound generator; tone generator
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
to be powered on; to be turned on
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin
source of funds; resources; finances
source of funds (money)
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
human resources; man-power resources
same origin
epicenter; epicentre
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter
source of infection
diving beetle; Japanese predacious diving beetle (Cybister japonicus)
source of nutrients
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
origin; root; cause; principle
water resources
underground resources
recyclable garbage; recyclable waste
emergency power supply; backup power; emergency power source
"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha
source of protein; protein source
power cable; power lead
source (of a river, etc.)
management resource; management resources
vehicle-mounted electricity generator (e.g. for filming, emergencies, etc.); power-generating railway car (e.g. for air-conditioning on a non-electric train)
Gempei period (late 11th century-late 12th century CE)
a balanced diet leads to a healthy body; healthy food both prevents and cures sickness
On the Origin of Species (Charles Darwin, 1859); origin of species
resource development; resource exploitation (usu. natural resources)
external power source; external power supply
origin of an illness; cause of a disease; pathogenesis; etiology
oil resources; petroleum resources
power supply (device)
returning to the origin; going back to the beginning; retracing
theory of origins; origin hypothesis
power supply unit; PSU; power module
securement of resources
(a) source of law
tax withholding at the source
Agency of Natural Resources and Energy
securing financial resources
etymological theory; etymology
(study of) etymology
source (for a news article, etc.)
source (of a river); fountainhead; (arch.) source; (arch.) origin; (arch.) rise
substance of a sin; source of a sin
development of electrical power resources
source of pollution
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
resource management
loss of power; power outage; blackout
the Seven Deadly Sins
hypocentral region
tax source; source of taxation revenue; taxable item
proper diet and Chinese herbal medicine share the same principles
uninterruptible power supply; UPS
conservation of resources
tax withholding at the source
Japanese crucian carp (Carassius cuvieri); white crucian carp
headwater conservation; water source protection; water source cultivation
positional light source
tax certificate slip; statement of earnings; tax-income certificate
energy resource; source of energy
radioactive small source
recycling; resource recovery
origin of a character; composition of a Chinese character; Chinese character from which a kana character is derived
resource curse; paradox of plenty
thermal spring source; onsen source
genji-e; ukiyo-e depicting scenes from The Tale of Genji
Out-of-Africa theory (positing a recent African origin for modern humans)
origin time (of an earthquake)
directional light source
access to genetic resources and benefit sharing; Access and Benefit-Sharing; ABS
eradication of (sources of) evil; laying the ax to the root of evil
IRM; Information Resource Management
stationary message source; stationary information source
tone generator module
ignition source
IRDS; Information Resource Dictionary System
revenue source set aside for road construction
income tax withheld at the source
source of radiation; radiation source
standard candle; standard light source
enterprise resource planning; ERP
earthquake source fault
switched-mode power supply; switching regulator
watershed protection forest
Rigel (star in the constellation Orion); Beta Orionis; Beta Ori; (lit.) Genji star
ingredient (of a traditional Chinese medicine)
transfer of tax revenue sources (e.g. to local governments)
supply source
blockage of a source
source of misfortune