元
meaningbeginning, former time, origin
- On'yomi
- ゲン、ガン
- Kun'yomi
- もと
- Strokes
- 4
- Taught in
- Japanese grade 2
- Frequency
- #192 most common in newspapers
Where you have seen it
Everyday words with 元
元
- 一元いちげんsingle element
- 家元いえもとhead of a school (of music, dance)
- 還元かんげんrestoration
- 紀元きげんera
- 元気げんきlively
- 元号げんごうname of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa)
- 元首げんしゅsovereign
- 元帥げんすい(field) marshal