Kanji
元
kanji character
beginning
former time
origin
元 kanji-元 beginning, former time, origin
元
Meaning
beginning former time and origin
Readings
Kun'yomi
- じ もと home area
- もと より from the beginning
- み もと (one's) identity
On'yomi
- げん しゅ sovereign
- おちゅう げん mid-year gift
- げん き lively
- がん たん New Year's Day
- がん じつ New Year's Day
- がん らい originally
Practice Writing
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Common Words
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元 yuan (monetary unit of China) -
地 元 home area, home town, local -
元 首 sovereign, ruler, head of state -
元 よりfrom the beginning, from the first, all along... -
元 旦 New Year's Day, first day of the year, New Year's morning... - お
中 元 mid-year gift, summer gift -
元 気 lively, full of spirit, energetic... -
元 氣 lively, full of spirit, energetic... -
元 日 New Year's Day -
御 中 元 mid-year gift, summer gift -
還 元 restoration, return, reduction... -
身 元 (one's) identity, background, upbringing... -
足 元 at one's feet, underfoot, one's step (as in "watch your step")... -
次 元 dimension, perspective, point of reference... -
手 元 at hand, on hand, nearby... -
元 来 originally, essentially, naturally... -
元 々originally, from the start, from the beginning... -
元 素 element, chemical element, (classical) element (e.g. earth... -
元 号 name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa), Japanese era name -
元 元 originally, from the start, from the beginning... -
元 年 first year (of an imperial era), year something (important) first happened or began -
紀 元 era, CE (Common Era), AD (Anno Domini) -
耳 元 close to the ear -
元 本 principal (invest.), capital -
元 帥 (field) marshal, (fleet) admiral, general of the army -
元 師 (field) marshal, (fleet) admiral, general of the army -
元 祖 originator, pioneer, inventor... -
元 禄 Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13) -
元 凶 ringleader, main culprit, main cause... -
元 兇 ringleader, main culprit, main cause...