 Kanji
Grade 2 - 元
Kanji character Grade 2 元. Writing practice along
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About |
beginning, former time, origin
Kun: もと
On: ゲン、 ガン
4 strokes
Radical: legs 儿
Parts: 二 儿 元 |
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Onyomi |
元 【ゲン】 unknown (e.g. in an equation), element (of a set), yuan
(monetary unit of China), Yuan dynasty (China, 1271-1368), Yüan
dynasty, Mongol dynasty
中元 【チュウゲン】 15th day of the 7th lunar month, (last day of) Bon
lantern festival, mid-year gift, summer gift, Bon Festival gifts
元日 【ガンジツ】 New Year's Day
元凶 【ゲンキョウ】 ringleader, main culprit, main cause, source |
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Kunyomi |
元 【もと】 origin, source, base, basis, foundation, root, cause,
ingredient, material, (somebody's) side, (somebody's) location,
original cost (or capital, principal, etc.), (plant) root, (tree)
trunk, first section of a waka, counter for blades of grass, tree
trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry), handle (chopsticks,
brush, etc.), grip
元 【もと】 former, ex-, past, one-time, earlier times, the past,
previous state, formerly, previously, originally, before
家元 【いえもと】 head of a school (of music, dance), head family of a
school
胸元 【むなもと】 breast, chest, pit of the stomach, solar plexus,
epigastrium |
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