Chinese edit

root; source; origin fountain; spring
simp. and trad.
(源泉)
anagram 泉源

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

源泉

  1. (literally) water source; water supply
  2. (figuratively) origin; fountainhead; source

Synonyms edit

  • (water source): 水源 (shuǐyuán)
  • (origin):

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
げん
Grade: 6
せん
Grade: 6
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
原泉

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(げん)(せん) (gensen

  1. river source or spring source
  2. source in general (including of an inspiration)
    エネルギーの源泉(げんせん)太陽光(たいようこう)にある。
    Enerugī no gensen wa taiyōkō ni aru.
    The source of energy is the sunlight.

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

源泉 (woncheon) (hangeul 원천)

  1. Hanja form? of 원천 (source, fountainhead).