► 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:
- 電源コードがこんがらがった ⇨ Power cables got tangled up
- 麻薬は暴力団の重要な収入源だ ⇨ Drugs are an important source of income for gangs
- 源泉徴収された税金 ⇨ The amount of tax withheld
- 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
- 生命の起源 ⇨ The origin of life
- それは余り経済的な資源の使い方ではない ⇨ That is not a very economical way of using the resources
- このパソコンの電源は内蔵充電池かアダプターだ ⇨ The power source of this PC is either internal rechargeable batteries or a power adaptor
- 天然資源を節約しなくてはいけない ⇨ We need to save the natural resources
- 天然資源 ⇨ Natural resources
- このスイッチは主電源を切る ⇨ This switch cuts off the main power
- 日本は資源もなく自然災害が多いという不利な立場に有る ⇨ Japan has been at a disadvantage of not having any natural resources while there are many natural disasters
- 水は貴重な資源だ ⇨ Water is a precious resource
- 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
- 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
- 源氏が平氏を討伐した ⇨ Minamoto clan destroyed Tyla clan