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元 : Beginning

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Components:
二儿

beginning, former time, origin

On 'yomi:
ゲン(gen) ガン(gan)
Kun 'yomi:
もと(moto)
Nanori:
ちか(chika) はじめ(hajime) はる(haru) ゆき(yuki) よし(yoshi)
Strokes:4
Radical:儿 (10)
Usage Rating:192
JLPT:N4
old JLPT:3
Grade:2
Unicode:05143
jis208:24-21
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元 Usage examples

織り元(おりもと)
織元(おりもと)
textile manufacturer
流し元(ながしもと)sink
座元(ざもと)theater proprietor, theatre proprietor, producer
元気付く(げんきづく)to get encouraged, to become heightened in spirits
元気を付ける(げんきをつける)to encourage, to give courage to
元禄袖(げんろくそで)short and round sleeves of a kimono
地元民(じもとみん)local people
単位元(たんいげん)unit element
単元制度(たんげんせいど)unit credit system
元が掛かる(もとがかかる)to be expensive, to cost much
元首相(もとしゅしょう)former Prime Minister, former Chancellor
元の通り(もとのとおり)as it was before
元は(もとは)originally
元を切って売る(もとをきってうる)to sell under prime cost, to sell at a loss
元を正す(もとをただす)
元を糺す(もとをただす)
元をただす(もとをただす)
to go to the bottom of an affair, to inquire into the origin
主要諸元(しゅようしょげん)salient points
発売元(はつばいもと)sales agency, selling agency
販売元(はんばいもと)selling agency
復元作業(ふくげんさぎょう)restoration, restoration (restorative) work
復元力(ふくげんりょく)righting moment, restoring force, stability
元入金(もとにゅうきん)capital
二元(にげん)duality, binary (system)
ハロゲン族元素(ハロゲンぞくげんそ)halogen family elements
元に戻す(もとにもどす)
元にもどす(もとにもどす)
to go back to the start, to reset, to restore, to return to the point (of a discussion), to return something (that has been moved) to previous place, to reconstitute
人民元(じんみんげん)Chinese Yuan, renminbi (currency)
国家元首夫人(こっかげんしゅふじん)first lady
符号分割多元接続(ふごうぶんかつたげんせつぞく)code division multiple access, CDMA
還元脱脂乳(かんげんだっしにゅう)reconstituted skim milk
足元を見る(あしもとをみる)to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation), to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
足元をすくう(あしもとをすくう)
足元を掬う(あしもとをすくう)
to trip someone up, to pull the carpet from under
お手元金(おてもときん)the privy purse, the money used for private purposes by the members of the Imperial family
元気いっぱい(げんきいっぱい)
元気一杯(げんきいっぱい)
brimming with health (vigor, vigour), full of vitality, full of health
元気旺盛(げんきおうせい)brimming with vitality, full of vigor, full of life
元気はつらつ(げんきはつらつ)
元気溌剌(げんきはつらつ)
full of energy, full of liveliness, full of pep
白紙還元(はくしかんげん)being returned (sent back) to the drawing board
身元不明(みもとふめい)(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
目元千両(めもとせんりょう)
眼元千両(めもとせんりょう)
beautiful eyes, bright-eyed
元気出して(げんきだして)keep up your strength, chin up!
元気出せよ(げんきだせよ)lighten up!, cheer up!
元職(げんしょく)former job, former position
一世一元(いっせいいちげん)the practice of assigning one era name to one emperor
超重元素(ちょうじゅうげんそ)transuranium element, transuranic element, super heavy element
超ウラン元素(ちょうウランげんそ)transuranium element, transuranic element, super heavy element
元も子もない(もともこもない)losing everything, coming to nothing, having lost the interest and the principal
お手元(おてもと)
御手元(おてもと)
chopsticks (often written on the paper wrapper)
一元管理(いちげんかんり)to control centrally, to manage centrally, to consolidate, to unify
元い(もとい)er, rather (used in speech to correct yourself)
元慶(げんけい)Gangyou era (877.4.16-885.2.21), Genkei era
貞元(じょうげん)Jougen era (976.7.13-978.11.29)
天元(てんげん)Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15)