元

4 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4

beginning, former time, origin

Kun'yomi
  • もと
    		origin ②basis ③counter for plants or trees ④counter for falcons (in falconry)
On'yomi
  • ゲン
    		unknown (e.g. in an equation) ②element (of a set) ③yuan (monetary unit of China) ④New Taiwan dollar
  • ガン
Nanori
  • ちか
  • はじめ
  • はる
  • ゆき
  • よし

Main Radical

儿(KanXi) 二(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ゲン 54.5%
もと 44.6%
ガン 0.9%

Character Breakdown

beginning, former time, origin
ゲン　もと　ガン (2nd, N4)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)

Contained In

㝴 冦 完 寇 玩 翫 芫 阮 頑

Common Words

もと
元
origin ②basis ③counter for plants or trees ④counter for falcons (in falconry)
げん
元
き
気
lively ②healthy
じ
次
げん
元
dimension ②perspective
あし
足
もと
元
at one's feet ②gait ③most recent
げん
元
すい
帥
(field) marshal
じ
地
もと
元
home area ②local
い
異
じ
次
げん
元
different dimension
て
手
もと
元
at hand ②way of moving one's arms ③money at hand
ふく
復
げん
元
restoration (to the original state or location)
み
身
もと
元
(one's) identity ②(one's) character
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References

Unicode hex code 5143
JIS X 0208 1-24-21
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 275
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 343
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1929
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 1340
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 137
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 137
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 68
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 121
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 117
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 89
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 408
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 245
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.10
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 141
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 59
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a4.5
Four corner code 1021.1
De Roo Code 3057