げん
Meanings
Suffix
1. source; origin
Kanji used
source
Pitch accent
Top 16100
Used in vocabulary (49 in total)
root; source; origin; cause
resources
source of information; intelligence source; message source
source of river; fountainhead
heat source
sound source; sound generator; tone generator
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin
source of funds; resources; finances
source of funds (money)
same origin
source of infection
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter
diving beetle; Japanese predacious diving beetle (Cybister japonicus)
source of nutrients
origin; root; cause; principle
source of protein; protein source
origin of an illness; cause of a disease; pathogenesis; etiology
source of protein; protein source
source of protein; protein source
(a) source of law
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
source of pollution
tax source; source of taxation revenue; taxable item
positional light source
origin of a character; composition of a Chinese character; Chinese character from which a kana character is derived
thermal spring source; onsen source
supply source
ignition source
source of radiation; radiation source
ingredient (of a traditional Chinese medicine)
source of misfortune
Examples (2 in total)
This is an excellent source of fibre.
He argues that the administration must look for alternative sources of revenue.