源

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 源, read みなもと, denotes the source or basis from which something originates or continues to draw strength.
• Basic usage: It covers snowmelt as a river’s physical source and curiosity as the source of creative drive.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Point of origin and sustaining source
  • It marks the origin or basis from which something arises or is sustained, in physical and abstract domains.