水源(すいげん)

すいげん
noun
water source, headwaters
nature
1. water source, headwaters
The place where water originates, such as a spring or the source of a river.
水源(すいげん)を守(まも)る。
To protect the water source.
川(かわ)の水源(すいげん)を探(さが)す。
To search for the river's source.
この村(むら)の水源(すいげん)は山(やま)の湧(わ)き水(みず)だ。
This village's water source is spring water from the mountain.

水源(すいげん) refers to where water originates or is collected for use.

Forms

  • 水(すい) (water) + 源(げん) (source, origin)

Types of water sources

Related words

  • 源流(げんりゅう): headwaters (of a river)
  • 水源地(すいげんち): watershed area
  • 水資源(みずしげん): water resources

Common collocations

Related Words

Related: 源流(げんりゅう) (headwaters)
Related: 地下水(ちかすい) (groundwater, underground water)
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Added 2026.2.1 13:57 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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