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元

beginning
Stroke count: 4

Readings

On readingゲン、ガン
Kun readingもと
JōyōGrade 2

Popular Usage

元気還元元年元来元首元素

Radicals and components

Radical儿legsComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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two (二) · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 63

Compound words

元気げんき
lively; full of spirit; energetic; vigorous; vital
還元かんげん
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
元首げんしゅ
sovereign; ruler; head of state
元年がんねん
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
元来がんらい
originally; essentially; naturally; by nature; really
元素げんそ
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); origin; source
一元いちげん
single element; unitary; one era; one unknown
家元いえもと
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
紀元きげん
era; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)
襟元えりもと
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
元号げんごう
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
元帥げんすい
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
元祖がんそ
originator; pioneer; inventor; founder; progenitor
元旦がんたん
New Year's Day; first day of the year; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
元日がんじつ
New Year's Day
元本がんぽん
principal; capital; income-producing assets
元老げんろう
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; authority; genrō (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
元禄げんろく
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
次元じげん
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
手元てもと
at hand; on hand; nearby; close at hand; way of moving one's arms
身元みもと
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; birth (and parentage); (one's) character
地元じもと
home area; home town; local
中元ちゅうげん
15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts
復元ふくげん
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution

Stroke Order

4 strokes

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