JLPT N1 · Noun

水源 (suigen)

水源 (すいげん, suigen) is a Japanese noun meaning “source of river; fountainhead”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: すいげん
Romaji: suigen
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

source of river; fountainhead · noun

Example sentences

川の始まるところが、水源である。

The place where a river starts is its source.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 水源

水

waterスイ・みず・みず- · 4 strokes

源

source, originゲン・みなもと · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 水源.

水みずwater (esp. cool or cold)水曜日すいようびWednesday水道すいどうwater supply水泳すいえいswimming水準すいじゅんlevel水洗すいせんwashing with water下水げすいdrainage香水こうすいperfume水産すいさんaquatic products水素すいそhydrogen (H)水滴すいてきdrop of water水筒すいとうcanteen水分すいぶんwater水平すいへいhorizontal

Source: JMdict entry 1371460 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.