元
meaningbeginning, former time, origin
- On'yomi
- ゲン、ガン
- Kun'yomi
- もと
- Strokes
- 4
- Taught in
- Japanese grade 2
- Frequency
- #192 most common in newspapers
Words it lives in
元
- 地元じもとhome area
- 元もとorigin
- 元首げんしゅsovereign
- 元気げんきlively
- 元日がんじつNew Year's Day
- 身元みもとidentity
- 足元あしもとat one's feet
- 還元かんげんrestoration
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