元

beginning; former time; origin

Strokes
4
JLPT
N4
On
ゲン, ガン
Kun
もと

Parts

Built from 元

Words with 元

  1. 一元いちげん · ichigensingle element; unitary; one era
  2. 隠元いんげん · ingencommon bean; green bean
  3. 家元いえもと · iemotohead of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
  4. 火元ひもと · himotoorigin of a fire
  5. 還元かんげん · kangenrestoration; return; reduction
  6. 紀元きげん · kigenera; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)
  7. 胸元むなもと · munamotobreast; chest; pit of the stomach
  8. 襟元えりもと · erimoto(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.)
  9. 元悪げんあく · genakuhead gangster
  10. 元気げんき · genkilively; full of spirit; energetic
  11. 元勲げんくん · genkunelder statesman
  12. 元軍げんぐん · gengunYuan dynasty Chinese-Mongolian military
  13. 元号げんごう · gengouname of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
  14. 元三がんざん · ganzanNew Year's period (January 1 to 3)
  15. 元始げんし · genshiorigin
  16. 元手もとで · motodecapital; funds; seed money
  17. 元首げんしゅ · genshusovereign; ruler; head of state
  18. 元帥げんすい · gensui(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
  19. 元栓もとせん · motosenstopcock (gas, water); main valve; main tap
  20. 元祖がんそ · gansooriginator; pioneer; inventor
  21. 元旦がんたん · gantanNew Year's Day; first day of the year; New Year's morning
  22. 元値もとね · motonecost
  23. 元帳もとちょう · motochouledger
  24. 元朝がんちょう · ganchouNew Year's morning; Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty
  25. 元日がんじつ · ganjitsuNew Year's Day
  26. 元年がんねん · gannenfirst year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
  27. 元標げんぴょう · genpyouzero milestone
  28. 元本がんぽん · ganponprincipal; capital; income-producing assets
  29. 元来がんらい · ganraioriginally; essentially; naturally
  30. 元老げんろう · genrouelder statesman; doyen; old-timer

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences