Japanese symbol for “genji”
源氏
げんじ
Romaji: genji
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari)
In Japanese, genji is 源氏, read げんじ (genji).
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Meanings
- n Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari)
- n the Minamoto family
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 資源 | しげん shigen | resources |
| 電源 | でんげん dengen | source of electricity; electrical power |
| 起源 | きげん kigen | origin; beginning; source |
| 語源 | ごげん gogen | origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology |
| 財源 | ざいげん zaigen | source of funds; resources; finances |
| 震源 | しんげん shingen | hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter; focus |
| 氏名 | しめい shimei | (full) name; identity |
| 彼氏 | かれし kareshi | boyfriend |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.