元 : げん
origin, source, root, former
Joyo Readings (See "Learning Japanese Kanji" on this section about Joyo)
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Kun | もと |
| On | ゲン、ガン |
Important Readings and Compounds
| ゲン | 元気(げんき)[な] healthy, cheerful, energy |
気83 |
| 元素(げんそ) chemical element |
素957 | |
| もと | 元々(もともと) originally, primarily |
々2001 |
| 地元(じもと) local, home (team, company, people) |
地148 |
[na] : na-adjective; [sv] : suru verb; [vt] transitive verb; [vi] : intransitive verb; [*] : non-Joyo reading
Kanji numbers are from 2001.Kanji.Odyssey
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