beginning, former time, origin

On-yomi (音読み, Chinese-origin)
ゲンガン
Kun-yomi (訓読み, native Japanese)
もと

Minna no Nihongo words using 元 4

Every vocabulary entry from the Minna no Nihongo I textbook that contains , grouped by lesson. Click a word to see its reading, meaning, and audio pronunciation.

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Modern JLPT N1–N5 levels from jlpt-kanji-dictionary (© 2025 Egor Kiselev), MIT License.