"源" meaning in Japanese

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Affix

Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (げん)), gen [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 源 (MC ngjwon). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=けん'}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|源}} 源 (MC ngjwon) Head templates: {{ja-pos|affix|げん}} 源(げん) • (gen)
  1. fountainhead
    Sense id: en-源-ja-affix-HZ78vfmL
  2. source, origin
    Sense id: en-源-ja-affix-o2wS5fw~ Categories (other): Japanese affixes Disambiguation of Japanese affixes: 2 20 7 0 25 10 18 18
  3. Short for 源氏 (Genji): Minamoto clan Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 源氏 (extra: (Genji): Minamoto clan)
    Sense id: en-源-ja-affix-DADNlx7g Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 2 10 43 0 23 5 8 8 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 2 9 41 0 29 4 8 8 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 3 13 33 0 19 7 12 12 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 2 9 38 0 31 4 8 8 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 1 8 41 0 31 4 7 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Derived forms: 源委 (gen'i) (ruby: (げん), ()), 源氏 (Genji) (ruby: (げん), ()), 源泉 (gensen) (ruby: (げん), (せん)), 源平藤橘 (Genpeitōkitsu) (ruby: (げん), (ぺい), (とう), (きつ)), 源流 (genryū) (ruby: (げん), (りゅう)), 淵源 (engen) (ruby: (えん), (げん)), 起源 (kigen) (ruby: (), (げん)), 語源 (gogen) (ruby: (), (げん)), 根源 (kongen) (ruby: (こん), (げん)), 光源 (kōgen) (ruby: (こう), (げん)), 財源 (zaigen) (ruby: (ざい), (げん)), 資源 (shigen) (ruby: (), (げん)), 字源 (jigen) (ruby: (), (げん)), 震源 (shingen) (ruby: (しん), (げん)), 塞源 (sokugen) (ruby: (そく), (げん)), 電源 (dengen) (ruby: (でん), (げん)), 同源 (dōgen) (ruby: (どう), (げん)), 病源 (byōgen) (ruby: (びょう), (げん)), 本源 (hongen) (ruby: (ほん), (げん))

Character

  1. Tags: grade-6-kanji, kanji, no-gloss
    Sense id: en-源-ja-character-47DEQpj8 Categories (other): Grade 6 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant transliterations

Proper name

IPA: [mʲina̠mo̞to̞] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (みなもと)), Minamoto [romanization]
Etymology: Derived from 水 (mi, “water”, combining form) + な (na, Old Japanese possessive particle) + 元, 本 (moto, “origin, source”). Vovin believes that the na in the initial mina- element is not a genitive particle, but rather actually meant "water", contending that the mi was instead the honorific prefix 御 (mi-). See also 港 (minato, “sluice; port”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=みなもと}} Old Japanese, {{com|ja|水|な|元, 本|pos1=combining form|pos2=Old Japanese possessive particle|sort=みなもと|t1=water|t3=origin, source|tr1=mi|tr2=na|tr3=moto}} 水 (mi, “water”, combining form) + な (na, Old Japanese possessive particle) + 元, 本 (moto, “origin, source”), {{m|ja|御|tr=mi-}} 御 (mi-), {{m|ja|港|t=sluice; port|tr=minato}} 港 (minato, “sluice; port”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|みなもと}} 源(みなもと) • (Minamoto)
  1. a surname, especially those who are descendants of Emperor Saga
    Sense id: en-源-ja-name-S~UKp~A8 Categories (other): Japanese surnames, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese affixes, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese affixes: 2 20 7 0 25 10 18 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 70 11 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [mʲina̠mo̞to̞] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (みなもと)), minamoto [romanization]
Etymology: Derived from 水 (mi, “water”, combining form) + な (na, Old Japanese possessive particle) + 元, 本 (moto, “origin, source”). Vovin believes that the na in the initial mina- element is not a genitive particle, but rather actually meant "water", contending that the mi was instead the honorific prefix 御 (mi-). See also 港 (minato, “sluice; port”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=みなもと}} Old Japanese, {{com|ja|水|な|元, 本|pos1=combining form|pos2=Old Japanese possessive particle|sort=みなもと|t1=water|t3=origin, source|tr1=mi|tr2=na|tr3=moto}} 水 (mi, “water”, combining form) + な (na, Old Japanese possessive particle) + 元, 本 (moto, “origin, source”), {{m|ja|御|tr=mi-}} 御 (mi-), {{m|ja|港|t=sluice; port|tr=minato}} 港 (minato, “sluice; port”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|みなもと}} 源(みなもと) • (minamoto)
  1. a fountainhead (source of a river) Synonyms: 水源
    Sense id: en-源-ja-noun-yVwFi6pf
  2. a source, origin Synonyms: 起源, 根源, 本源
    Sense id: en-源-ja-noun-ojZrqKG5 Categories (other): Japanese affixes Disambiguation of Japanese affixes: 2 20 7 0 25 10 18 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (げん)), gen [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 源 (MC ngjwon). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=けん'}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|源}} 源 (MC ngjwon) Head templates: {{ja-noun|げん}} 源(げん) • (gen)
  1. a source, origin
    Sense id: en-源-ja-noun-ojZrqKG51 Categories (other): Japanese affixes Disambiguation of Japanese affixes: 2 20 7 0 25 10 18 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for 源 meaning in Japanese (10.2kB)

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          "源",
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          "源",
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    {
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          "源",
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          "源",
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    {
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          "源",
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    {
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          "源",
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