Kanji: 源

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N1 (most advanced level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 5 (completion of 6th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 6th grade in Japan
Radical:	水(氵,氺) Radical name: みず (さんずい、したみず）
Meaning:	Source, origin
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 700 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	資源(しげん)	resources
N1	起源(きげん)	origin, beginning, rise
N1	語源(ごげん)	word root, word derivation, etymology
N1	財源(ざいげん)	source of funds, resources, finances
N1	水源(すいげん)	source of river, fountainhead
N1	電源(でんげん)	source of electricity, power (button on TV etc.)
N1	源(みなもと)	source, origin