Word Meaning 源氏

げんじ genji

源氏 is read as げんじ (genji) and means Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari).

Meaning

English

Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari)
the Minamoto family

Reading

Kana

げんじ

Romaji

genji

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 10762 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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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)

源氏星

げんじぼし

Rigel (star in the constellation Orion)

源氏香

げんじこう

Genjiko

源氏絵

げんじえ

genji-e

源氏豆

げんじまめ

sugar-coated soybeans

源

みなもと

source (of a river)

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)

Example Sentences

源氏と平氏の争いは有名だ。

げんじとへいしのあらそいはゆうめいだ。

the conflict between the Genji and Heike clans is famous.

鎌倉は源氏ゆかりの地です。

Kamakura is a place noted in connection with the Genji family.

また、『源氏物語』をはじめとする物語が愛好されました。

Additionally, the tale starting with "Genji's Story" was also much loved.

源氏物語を読んだが、日本文学の最高傑作と呼び声が高いのが理解できない。

I have read The Tale of Genji, but cannot understand why it's much talked of as the greatest Japanese literature.