げん
源
りゅう
流

noun

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
げん
源
りゅう
流
 源流 げんりゅう ✔

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)
current, a sink, flow
リュウ　なが.れる　ながれ (3rd, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
a cup with pendants, a pennant, wild
inverted child
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
かわ　セン　か (1st, N5)