Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 源
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Meaning |
source, origin, beginning |
Pronunciation |
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minamoto |
Explanation |
Left: water 氵, right: origin/plain 原 (Under the cliff 厂 the white 白 small 小 spring 泉 has its origin in the plain) |
Mnemonic
| The water in the plain comes from a source. |
Radicals
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氵
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water | (The radical sanzui 氵 is a short form of water 水) |
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厂
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cliff | (The Radical gandare stands for cliff. Sometimes it is understood as a shield, like in 盾.) |
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泉
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spring | (The white 白 water 水 stands for a well.) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 起源 |
きげん |
origin/beginning/rise | | 水源 |
すいげん |
source of river, fountainhead | | 源 |
みなもと |
source, origin | | 語源 |
ごげん |
word root/word derivation/etymology | | 財源 |
ざいげん |
source of funds, resources, finances | | 資源 |
しげん |
resources | | 電源 |
でんげん |
source of electricity/power (button on TV, etc.) |
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