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元 : げん

origin, source, root, former

Joyo Readings (See "Learning Japanese Kanji" on this section about Joyo)

KanjiGif Kunもと
Onゲン、ガン

Important Readings and Compounds

ゲン 元気(げんき)[な]

healthy, cheerful, energy

元素(げんそ)

chemical element

もと 元々(もともと)

originally, primarily

地元(じもと)

local, home (team, company, people)

[na] : na-adjective; [sv] : suru verb; [vt] transitive verb; [vi] : intransitive verb; [*] : non-Joyo reading

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