源氏
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 源 | 氏 |
| げん Grade: 6 |
し > じ Grade: 4 |
| kan’on | |
Etymology[edit]
From 源 (gen, on-reading of minamoto, literally “fountainhead, source”) + 氏 (-shi, “family”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- any family or clan with a common surname of 源 (Minamoto)
- Synonym: 源家 (Genke)
- Short for 源氏行 (Genji-kō): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
{{rfdef}}. - Short for 源氏香 (Genji-kō): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
{{rfdef}}. - Short for 源氏絵 (Genji-e): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
{{rfdef}}. - Short for 源氏織り (Genji-ori): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
{{rfdef}}. - This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
{{rfdef}}. - (archaic women's speech) Synonym of 夕顔 (yūgao): the calabash or bottle gourd, Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida
- (archaic women's speech) Synonym of 茄子 (nasu): the eggplant, Solanum melongena
- (slang) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
- 源氏織り (Genji-ori)
- 源氏金糸 (Genji kinshi)
- 源氏の氏神 (Genji no Ujigami)
- 源氏節 (Genji-bushi)
- 源氏星 (Genjiboshi)
- 宇多源氏 (Uda Genji)
- 河内源氏 (Kawachi Genji)
- 清和源氏 (Seiwa Genji)
- 村上源氏 (Murakami Genji)
Proper noun[edit]
- Short for 源氏物語 (Genji Monogatari): The Tale of Genji, a novel by Murasaki Shikibu
- Short for 光源氏 (Hikaru Genji): the titular protagonist of the novel
- a placename
- a surname
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
- 源氏供養 (Genji Kuyō)
- 源氏香 (Genji-kō)
- 源氏の君 (Genji no Kimi)
- 源氏箔 (Genji-haku)
- 源氏名 (genjina)
- 源氏模様 (Genji moyō)
- 石山源氏 (Ishiyama Genji)
- 須磨源氏 (Suma Genji)
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