元

Meanings

beginning
former time
origin

Readings

げん
がん
もと

Strokes: 4
JLPT Level: N4
Frequency: #134

Common Words

元気げんきlively, full of spirit, energetic, vigorous, vital, spirited
元号げんごうname of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa), Japanese era name
元首げんしゅsovereign, ruler, head of state
元帥げんすい(field) marshal, (fleet) admiral, general of the army
元祖がんそoriginator, pioneer, inventor, founder

Practice in Kanjiru

Write 元 by hand

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