Kanji

Level: N4 Strokes: 4

元

Meaning in English

beginning, former time, origin

Readings

Onyomi: ゲン, ガン Kunyomi: もと Romaji: gen, gan / moto

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元

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese início, tempo anterior, origem

Spanish comienzo, tiempo anterior, origen

Korean 시작, 과거, 기원

French début, époque ancienne, origine

Italian inizio, tempo passato, origine

German Anfang, frühere Zeit, Ursprung

Indonesian permulaan, masa lalu, asal

★ Vietnamese sự khởi đầu, thời gian trước đây, nguồn gốc

Thai จุดเริ่มต้น, สมัยก่อน, ต้นกำเนิด

Kanji

Related kanji

N1 允 in / jou, makoto.ni, yurusu license, sincerity, permit N4 兄 kei, kyou / ani elder brother, big brother, frère aîné N5 先 sen / saki, ma.zu before, ahead, previous N3 光 kou / hika.ru, hikari ray, light, rayon N2 兆 chou / kiza.su, kiza.shi portent, 10**12, trillion N1 充 juu / a.teru, mi.tasu allot, fill, attribuer N2 児 ji, ni, gei / ko, -ko, -kko newborn babe, child, young of animals N1 克 koku / ka.tsu overcome, kindly, skillfully N1 免 men / manuka.reru, manuga.reru excuse, dismissal, excuser

Word

Words with this kanji

N5 元気 genki healthy, energetic, well

Sentence

Sentences with this kanji

N4 彼は元気そうですね。 Kare wa genkisou desu ne. He looks well, doesn't he?