元
beginning; former time; origin
- Strokes
- 4
- JLPT
- N4
- On
- ゲン, ガン
- Kun
- もと
Parts
Built from 元
Words with 元
- 一元いちげん · ichigensingle element; unitary; one era
- 隠元いんげん · ingencommon bean; green bean
- 家元いえもと · iemotohead of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
- 火元ひもと · himotoorigin of a fire
- 還元かんげん · kangenrestoration; return; reduction
- 紀元きげん · kigenera; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)
- 胸元むなもと · munamotobreast; chest; pit of the stomach
- 襟元えりもと · erimoto(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.)
- 元悪げんあく · genakuhead gangster
- 元気げんき · genkilively; full of spirit; energetic
- 元勲げんくん · genkunelder statesman
- 元軍げんぐん · gengunYuan dynasty Chinese-Mongolian military
- 元号げんごう · gengouname of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
- 元三がんざん · ganzanNew Year's period (January 1 to 3)
- 元始げんし · genshiorigin
- 元手もとで · motodecapital; funds; seed money
- 元首げんしゅ · genshusovereign; ruler; head of state
- 元帥げんすい · gensui(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
- 元栓もとせん · motosenstopcock (gas, water); main valve; main tap
- 元祖がんそ · gansooriginator; pioneer; inventor
- 元旦がんたん · gantanNew Year's Day; first day of the year; New Year's morning
- 元値もとね · motonecost
- 元帳もとちょう · motochouledger
- 元朝がんちょう · ganchouNew Year's morning; Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty
- 元日がんじつ · ganjitsuNew Year's Day
- 元年がんねん · gannenfirst year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
- 元標げんぴょう · genpyouzero milestone
- 元本がんぽん · ganponprincipal; capital; income-producing assets
- 元来がんらい · ganraioriginally; essentially; naturally
- 元老げんろう · genrouelder statesman; doyen; old-timer