Word Meaning 源平

げんぺい gempei

源平 is read as げんぺい (gempei) and means Genji and Heike clans.

Meaning

English

Genji and Heike clans
two opposing sides

Reading

Kana

げんぺい

Romaji

gempei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 18666 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

源平時代

げんぺいじだい

Gempei period (late 11th century-late 12th century CE)

平行光源

へいこうこうげん

directional light source

源

みなもと

source (of a river)

源氏

げんじ

Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari)

源流

げんりゅう

origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)

源泉

げんせん

source (of a spring, etc.)

源氏名

げんじな

"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha

源氏物語

げんじものがたり

The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)

源氏パイ

げんじぱい

Genji Pie (palmier made by Sanritsu Confectionery)

源泉所得税

げんせんしょとくぜい

income tax withheld at the source

源五郎

げんごろう

Japanese predacious diving beetle (Cybister japonicus)

源氏星

げんじぼし

Rigel (star in the constellation Orion)