| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 資源 | しげん | resources |
| 供給源 | きょうきゅうげん | source of supply |
| 根源 | こんぽん, こんげん, ねもと | root, source, origin, foundation, base, principle |
| 桃源境 | とうげんきょう | Arcady, Eden, Shangri-la |
| 桃源郷 | とうげんきょう | Arcady, Eden, Shangri-la |
| 武陵桃源 | ぶりょうとうげん | Utopia |
| 水源 | すいげん | source of river, fountainhead |
| 源 | みなもと | source, origin |
| 源氏 | げんじ | Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family |
| 源泉 | げんせん | source |
| 禍源 | かげん | source of misfortune |
| 財源 | ざいげん | source of funds, resources, finances |
| 資源エネルギー庁 | しげんエネルギーちょう | Agency of Natural Resources and Energy |
| 電源 | でんげん | source of electricity; power (button on TV, etc.) |
| 震源 | しんげん | epicentre, epicenter, earthquake centre, earthquake center |