源

ONげん

KUNみなもと

Meanings

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'Gen' — The **GENESIS** (origin, source) of a new idea.

'Minamoto' — The MINAMOTO clan was the **origin** of several shogunates.

起源きげん

origin, beginning

資源しげん

resources

電源でんげん

power supply

語源ごげん

etymology, origin of a word

源流げんりゅう

source (of a river)