水源 (すいげん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

水源 (すいげん) means source of a river.

See example sentences below.

水源 at a glance

水源

すいげんsuigen

N1noun

source of a river

水源すいげんsuigenN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

source of a river

Example 1

この山があの川の水源です。

Translation

This mountain is the source of that river.

Example 2

水源を守るために森を大切にします。

Translation

We protect the forest to preserve the water source.