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元

N4

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • beginning
  • former time
  • origin

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ゲン
  • ガン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • もと
Strokes
4
JLPT Level
N4
Frequency
#134
School Grade
Grade 2
Radical
儿#10 · legs

Components

Common Words

  • 元気げんきna-Adj.lively, full of spirit, energetic, vigorous, vital, spirited
  • 元号げんごうNounname of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa), Japanese era name
  • 元首げんしゅNounsovereign, ruler, head of state
  • 元帥げんすいNoun(field) marshal, (fleet) admiral, general of the army
  • 元祖がんそNounoriginator, pioneer, inventor, founder
  • 元旦がんたんNounNew Year's Day, first day of the year
  • 元日がんじつNounNew Year's Day
  • 元年がんねんNounfirst year (of an imperial era)

Practice in Kanjiru

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