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Keyword
origin
  • beginning
  • former time
Frequency
#192
Strokes
4
Grade
2
JLPT (old)
N3
Heisig
63
Readings
ゲン51%
もと31%
ガン18%
Mnemonic
Hikers scale a high and steep crag, and at the top, one trickle of ice-cold water reveals the origin of the stream below.
Stroke order
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Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
元もと
origin; source; beginning; basis; base; foundation; root; cause; (raw) material; ingredient; …
Noun
地じ元もと
home area; home town; local
Noun
元げん気き
lively; full of spirit; energetic; vigorous; vital; spirited; healthy; well; fit; in good health
Na-adjective
次じ元げん
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something); standpoint
Noun
元もと々もと
originally; from the start; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
Adverb
元げん首しゅ
sovereign; ruler; head of state
Noun
還かん元げん
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization; deoxidation
Noun
足あし元もと
at one's feet; underfoot; one's step (as in "watch your step"); gait; pace; step; most recent; current
Noun
手て元もと
at hand; on hand; nearby; close at hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money; grip; handle
Adverb
元がん日じつ
New Year's Day
Noun
身み元もと
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; birth (and parentage); (one's) character
Noun
復ふく元げん
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
Noun
元がん年ねん
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
Noun
元がん祖そ
originator; pioneer; inventor; founder; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
Noun
一いち元げん
single element; unitary; one era; one unknown
Noun
根こん元げん
root; source; origin; cause
Noun
お中ちゅう元げん
mid-year gift; summer gift
Noun
3さん次じ元げん
three dimensions; 3D; 3-D
Noun
元がん本ぽん
principal; capital; income-producing assets
Noun
中ちゅう元げん
15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts
Noun
元げん号ごう
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
Noun
元げん帥すい
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
Noun
元げん老ろう
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; authority
Noun