日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji

N2

Meaningssource, origin
On'yomiゲン
Kun'yomiみなもと
Strokes13
Radical

Compounds

  • source (of a river), fountainhead, source, origin

  • source (e.g. of a river), headwaters, origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)

  • root, source, origin, cause

  • source of funds, resources, finances

  • resources

Example sentences

  • What is your greatest source of inspiration?

  • The United States is abundant in natural resources.

  • Natural resources are not limitless.

  • Bicycles are tools for urban sustainability.

  • This is international common sense, the great principle of resource management.

  • I switch on my laptop, start up the browser, and type in the address I've already learnt by heart.

  • Light source, that is what direction the light is facing, also take care with shadowing. Just copy down into the sketch book you have at hand as accurately as possible.

  • It is necessary to secure financing for local road maintenance.