kanjisense

origin; beginning; former time

  • primary grade 2
  • Jōyō
  • □ character + ○ component
  • ☆ atomic
  • sound mark
atomic component
Japanese on'yomi
ゲン gen ・ガン gan
Mandarin Chinese
not available
Cantonese
not available
Korean
not available
Vietnamese
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Japanese kun'yomi
もとmoto

used as a component in:

  • whole 
    カン ghwan
  • crown 
    カン kwan
  • stubborn 
    ガン ngwạn
  • play 
    ガン ngwanˎ
  • take pleasure in 
    ガン ngwanˎ
in your browser: 元 U+5143
traditional radical: 10 儿  (+2)