げん

See also: けん

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of げん – see the following entries.

【元】2 [proper noun] the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368) [noun] yuan (currency)

【原】2 [noun] the original thing [prefix] the original

【減】5 [suffix] reduction

【言】2 [noun] word [noun] (linguistics) parole

【弦】S [noun] (music) string of a stringed instrument

【源】6 [noun] a source, origin [affix] fountainhead [affix] source, origin [affix] Short for 源氏 (Genji): Minamoto clan

【験】4 [noun] Effect; efficacy. [noun] Omen. Alternative spelling ゲン

(This term, げん (gen), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as げん, see Category:Japanese kanji read as げん.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 現, 幻.)