源氏

From 源 (gen, on-reading of minamoto, literally “fountainhead, source”) +‎ 氏 (-shi, “family”).

• (Tokyo) げんじ [gèńjí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑi]

源(げん)氏(じ) • (Genji) 

1. any family or clan with a common surname of 源 (Minamoto)

   Synonym: 源家 (Genke)

2. (poetry) ellipsis of 源氏行 (Genji-kō, “a form of 連歌 (renga, “linked verse”) where sixty verses are written on a piece of paper folded in three”)
3. ellipsis of 源氏香 (Genji-kō, “an incense-comparing game, with five sorts of incense”)
4. (painting) ellipsis of 源氏絵 (Genji-e, “paintings based on the events of the Tale of Genji; paintings depicting the Heian era in general”)
5. ellipsis of 源氏織り (Genji-ori, “a type of fabric woven with intermittently gold wrapped thread, woven in Kyoto in the Edo period”)
6. (historical, colloquial) a maidservant in a noble household

   Synonym: 奥女中 (okujochū)

7. (archaic women's speech) synonym of 夕顔 (yūgao): the common moonflower or moonvine, Ipomoea alba
8. (archaic women's speech) synonym of 茄子 (nasu): the eggplant, Solanum melongena
9. (slang) a corrupt rickshaw puller associated with a brothel who brings in customers for them, and expects a high fee

源(げん)氏(じ) • (Genji) 

1. ellipsis of 源氏物語 (Genji Monogatari): The Tale of Genji, a novel by Murasaki Shikibu
2. ellipsis of 光源氏 (Hikaru Genji): the titular protagonist of the novel
3. a placename
4. a surname

• 桐(きり)壺(つぼ)源氏(げんじ) (Kiritsubo Genji)