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Kanji: 元

KANJI
4 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
もと
 ON 音 
ゲン
ガン
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:
Radical name:
ひとあし
Meaning:
Beginning, former time, origin
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 200 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
(げんき)
health, vitality
N3
(もと)
(1) origin, original, (2) former
N2
(げんき)
(greeting when friend is departing) "Take care!"
N2
(もともと)
originally, by nature, from the start
N1
(かんげん)
resolution, reduction, return to origins
N1
(がんねん)
first year (of a specific reign)
N1
(がんらい)
originally, primarily, essentially, logically, naturally
N1
(げんしゅ)
ruler, sovereign
N1
(げんそ)
chemical element
N1
(じもと)
local
N1
(てもと)
on hand, at hand, at home
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