Word Meaning 源流

げんりゅう genryuu

源流 is read as げんりゅう (genryuu) and means origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

げんりゅう

Romaji

genryuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 12855 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

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源泉かけ流し

げんせんかけながし

hot spring water flowing fresh and untreated from the source

交流電源

こうりゅうでんげん

alternator

源

みなもと

source (of a river)

源氏

げんじ

Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari)

源泉

げんせん

source (of a spring, etc.)

源平

げんぺい

Genji and Heike clans

源平時代

げんぺいじだい

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

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)