源流 (げんりゅう) — source (e.g. of a river), headwaters, origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.) | MojiMori

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源げん流りゅう source (e.g. of a river)

Grade 6 2 characters 漢語 kango 漢語 (kango) — Sino-Japanese compound: all kanji use on'yomi (Chinese-derived) readings. noun

genryuu

げんりゅう

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Meanings

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

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Words with 源 (16)

資(し)源(げん) shigen resources 源(みなもと) minamoto source 財(ざい)源(げん) zaigen financial resources 電(でん)源(げん) dengen power source 起(き)源(げん) kigen origin 根(こん)源(げん) kongen root 源(げん)泉(せん) gensen source 音(おん)源(げん) ongen sound source

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Words with 流 (24)

流(なが)れ nagare flow 流(なが)れる nagareru to flow 交(こう)流(りゅう) kouryuu exchange 流(なが)す nagasu to wash away 流(りゅう) ryuu style 流(りゅう)通(つう) ryuutsuu distribution 流(りゅう)行(こう) ryuukou fashion 流(りゅう)出(しゅつ) ryuushutsu outflow

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