“Origin” or “Beginning” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “元”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “元” means “Base”, “Cause” or “Cost price” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “元”
Jouyou Kanji “元” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 4 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | げん(gen) |
| がん(gan) | |
| Kun-Yomi | もと(moto) |
| はじ(め)(haji(me)) | |
| Meanings | Origin, Cause, Base, Root |
| Beginning, First, Initial | |
| Head, Boss, Leader, Chief | |
| Name of an era | |
| Unit of Chinese currency |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “元”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 元金(がんきん-ga n ki n) | Principal, Capital, Funds |
| 元日(がんじつ-ga n ji tsu) | The first day of the year, New Year’s Day |
| 元祖(がんそ-ga n so) | Originator, Founder, Inventor |
| 元祖(げんそ-ge n so) | Progenitor, Primogenitor, Founder of a family line, Granddad |
| 元旦(がんたん-ga n ta n) | Morning of New Year’s Day, New Year’s Day |
| 元朝(がんちょう-ga n cho u) | Morning of New Year’s Day |
| 元年(がんねん-ga n ne n) | ① The first year of the coronation of the emperor, ② The first year of the new era, ③ The first year of the founding of the country |
| 元本(がんぽん-ga n po n) | Principal, Capital |
| 元来(がんらい-ga n ra i) | Originally, Primarily, Fundamentally, Basically, Essentially |
| 元利(がんり-ga n ri) | Principal and interest |
| 元価(げんか-ge n ka) | Cost price |
| 元気(げんき-ke n ki) | Lively, Energetic, Cheerful, High‐spirited, Vigorous |
| 元凶(げんきょう-ge n kyo u) | ① Boss of villain, Ringleader, ② The root of evil, Main cause, Source (of bad thing) |
| 元勲(げんくん-ge n ku n) | ① Great merit for the country, ② An old vassal who has made great achievements and is respected, Elder statesman |
| 元寇(げんこう-ge n ko u) | Mongol invasions of Japan |
| 元号(げんごう-ge n go u) | Era name, Name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa), Japanese era name |
| 元首(げんしゅ-ge n shu) | Head of state, Head of nation, Sovereign |
| 元帥(げんすい-ge n su i) | General, Marshal, Admiral, General of the army |
| 元素(げんそ-ge n so) | ① Chemical element, Element, ② Origin, Source |
| 元服(げんぷく-ge n pu ku) | Male coming-of-age-ceremony |
| 元老(げんろう-ge n ro u) | Authority, Elder statesman |
| 元肥 or 基肥(もとごえ-mo to go e) | Basal fertilizer, Basal dressing, Manure given at the time of planting |
| 元締め(もとじめ-mo to ji me) | ① Manager, Controller, Administrator, ② Chief treasurer, ③ Boss (of a gambling den) |
| 元帳(もとちょう-mo to cho u) | Ledger, Daybook, Account book |
| 元結い(もとゆい-mo to yu i) | Paper cord for tying the hair |
| 一元(いちげん-i chi ge n) | Unitary |
| 改元(かいげん-ka i ge n) | Change of era’s name |
| 紀元(きげん-ki ge n) | Era |
| 多元(たげん-ta ge n) | Multidimension |
| 中元(ちゅうげん-chu u ge n) | ① 15th day of the 7th lunar month, Last day of Bon lantern festival, ② Mid-year gift, Summer gift, Bon Festival gifts |
| 天元(てんげん-te n ge n) | ① Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15), ② Central black dot on a go board, ③ Tengen (professional go title) |
| 二元(にげん-ni ge n) | Duality, Binary (system) |
| 本元(ほんげん-ho n ge n) | Origin, Main branch of family |
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