► 名詞
源 [みなもと] [liter] meaning: origin rank: 3
☆ 家族が私の元気の源だ ⇨ My family is my source of energy (☛ Usually a source of something desirable)
► 接尾辞
源 [げん] meaning: origin rank: 3
☆ この情報源は信頼出来ない ⇨ We cannot trust the source of the information
☆ 信号の発信源が特定できない ⇨ We cannot determine where the signal is coming from
☆ 彼等は病気の感染源を調べている ⇨ They are investigating the source of the contagion
More examples:
- 生命の起源 ⇨ The origin of life
- 信頼性の高い情報源 ⇨ A trustworthy information source
- 会社は多くの人的資源をこの計画に傾注した ⇨ The company poured, dedicated, a lot of human resources into this project
- 水は貴重な資源だ ⇨ Water is a precious resource
- 日本語には中国語起源の四字熟語が沢山ある ⇨ There are many Chinese-drived four character idioms in Japanese
- 震源から半径10キロ以内は壊滅した ⇨ Within 10 km radius from the epicenter was destroyed
- 水をタービンの動力源にした発電 ⇨ Electricity generation using water as the power source of turbines
- 近い将来残った天然資源を争奪して戦争が起こるであろう ⇨ In the near future there will be a war to fight for the remaining natural resources
- 政府はテロ組織の資金源を絶とうとしている ⇨ The government is trying to cut the sources of funds for terrorists
- 地球上の資源は無尽蔵ではない ⇨ The resources on Earth are not limitless
- 人間こそが諸悪の根源だ ⇨ Humans are the root and source of all the evil
- 電源を入れる前に配線を確認しよう ⇨ Let’s check the wiring before turning on the power
- 麻薬は暴力団の重要な収入源だ ⇨ Drugs are an important source of income for gangs
- このスイッチは主電源を切る ⇨ This switch cuts off the main power
- 我々は天然資源の利用を節減しなくてはいけない ⇨ We need to reduce the use of the natural resources (to save them)