げん
源
じ
氏

noun

  1. Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari).
  2. the Minamoto family.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
げん
源
じ
氏
 源氏 げんじ ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

source, origin
ゲン　みなもと　はら (6th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
meadow, original, primitive
ゲン　はら　わら (2nd, N3)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
spring, fountain
セン　ぜん　いずみ (6th, N2)
white
しろ　ハク　しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
water
みず　スイ　み (1st, N5)
family name, surname, clan
シ　うじ (4th, N1)