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源みなもと

minamoto

source, origin

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Example sentence

あなたにとってひらめきの最大の源は何？

What is your greatest source of inspiration?

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Kanji in 源

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
資源	N3	しげん	しげんresources
起源	N3	きげん	きげんorigin, beginning, rise
電源	N1	でんげん	でんげんsource of electricity, power (e.g., button on TV)
財源	N1	ざいげん	ざいげんsource of funds, resources, finances
語源	N1	ごげん	ごげんword root, word derivation, etymology
水源	N1	すいげん	すいげんsource of river

More Abstract Concepts words

Word	Reading	Meaning
様	さま	さまstate; way (a person does something); Mr. or Mrs.
覚え	おぼえ	おぼえmemory, sense, experience
主	しゅ	しゅmain / principal / master (used in compounds; e.g. 主人[しゅじん] = husband / master, 主役[しゅやく] = main role)
無意味	むいみ	むいみnonsense, no meaning
詳細	しょうさい	しょうさいdetail, particulars
一面	いちめん	いちめんone side, one aspect; the whole surface (e.g. 一面の雪 = snow everywhere)
作り	つくり	つくりmake, structure, features (of appearance or small-scale making; e.g. 顔[かお]の作[つく]り)
種	しゅ	しゅtype / kind / species / category (used in compounds; e.g. 種類[しゅるい] = type/kind)

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