漢字 Kanji Codex

Kanji Detail

源

origin, source

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ゲン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

みなもと

Nanori (名乗り)

はらみなもと

Information

Grade:6

Strokes:13

JLPT:1

Frequency:738

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

field, meadow, original, plain, prairie, primitive, tundra, wilderness

dormitory, hostel, tea pavillion, villa

moisten, pickling, soak, steep

desert, obscure, vague, wide

colleague, companion, official

current, rapids, shallows, shoal, torrent

custody, deposit, entrust to, leave with

docility, obey, occasion, order, right, turn