元
Readings
Kana:
ゲン、ガン、もと
Romaji:
gen, gan, moto
Name Readings
Kana:
ちか、はじめ、はる、ゆき、よし
Romaji:
chika, hajime, haru, yuki, yoshi
Meanings
beginning, former time, origin
Stroke Diagram
Kanji Info
Stroke Count:
4
Radical Number:
7
Frequency:
192
Grade:
2
Skip Pattern:
2-1-3
Korean Reading:
weon
Chinese Reading:
yuan2
Unicode:
5143
JIS:
3835
Indexes
Halpern Index: 1929
Nelson Index: 275
New Nelson Index: 343
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a4.5
Four Corner Index: 1021.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 106
Gakken Index: 328
Japanese Names Index: 60
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1340
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0973
Remembering the kanji Index: 59
Busy People Index: 2.10
Kanji Way Index: 408
Kanji Flashcards Index: 121
Kodansha Compact Index: 141
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 117
Kanji in Context Index: 245
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1226
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1690
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 59
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 63
Essential Kanji Index: 106
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2428
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3057
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 68
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 89
Words
元
(げん)
unknown (e.g. in an equation); element (of a set); yuan (monetary unit of China); Yuan dynasty (China)
元
(もと)
origin; source; base; basis; foundation; root; cause; ingredient; material; (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location; original cost (or capital, principal, etc.); (plant) root; (tree) trunk; first section of a waka; counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry); handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip
地元
(じもと)
home area; home town; local
元々
(もともと)
originally; by nature; from the start
次元
(じげん)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)