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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 4

源 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

source; origin

On: ゲンgen
Kun: みなもとminamoto

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

源13 strokes

How to write 源: stroke order

源 has 13 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

源 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 源 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 源

The parts 源 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

氵 (水)
water
Radical
原
plain; field; origin

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 4

佐 assistOnサKunすけ、たすける紀 chronicle; eraOnキKunのり、しるす、おさめる統 unify; governOnトウKunすべる、おさめる、すじ器 vessel; implementOnキKunうつわ異 different; unusualOnイKunこと、け、ことなる護 protect; safeguardOnゴKunまもる、まもり条 clause; conditionOnジョウ、チョウ、デキKunえだ、すじ独 alone; independentOnドク、トクKunひとり源 source; originOnゲンKunみなもと影 shadow; influenceOnエイ、ヨウKunかげ