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    字じ源げん

    origin of a character

    NTNounCore ConceptsKanji Vocab19 strokes

    じげん

    Noun

    1.
    origin of a character
    2.
    composition of a Chinese character
    3.
    Chinese character from which a kana character is derived

    Stroke 0 / 19

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    Kanji that make up this word

    字
    あざ・あざな・-な…(1)
    character・letter・word・section of village
    源
    みなもと…(4)
    source・origin
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