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    源みなもと

    source (of a river)

    N1KMT4News #4+1CoreNounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab13 strokes

    みなもと

    Noun

    1.
    source (of a river), fountainhead
    2.
    source, origin, root

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    この川かわの源みなもとは山やまにあります。

    The source of this river is in the mountains.

    KMT3Nature & EnvironmentCore Concepts
    幸こう福ふくの源みなもとは人ひとそれぞれです。

    The source of happiness varies from person to person.

    KMT4Emotions & PsychologyCore Concepts
    豊ゆたかな水みずは生せい命めいの源みなもとです。

    Abundant water is the source of life.

    KMT4Nature & Environment
    富ふ士じ山さんの雪ゆき解どけ水みずがこの湖みずうみの源みなもととなっています。

    The meltwater from Mt. Fuji is the source of this lake.

    KMT4Nature & Environment
    その伝でん説せつは古こ代だいの神しん話わに源みなもとを発はっしています。

    That legend has its origin in ancient mythology.

    KMT5HistoryCulture & Traditions

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