漢字道KANJIDO

4 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 24 strokesRadical
On
ゲン・ガン
Kun
もと
Meaning
origin, source

Origin

ORIGIN

The top of a person (儿) — the head; hence origin, the beginning.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ゲン元素・元気・多元
ガン元祖・元日・元来
もと元・元帳・家元

Compare: 下・本・基

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 元気げんき

    healthy, energetic

  • 元日がんじつ

    New Year's Day

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

お元気ですか。

How are you?

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