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元 もと N3

  1. beginning; origin; source
  2. base; basis; foundation; root
  3. cause
  4. (raw) material; (soup) stock; base; ingredient; mix (e.g. for a cake)
  5. (one's) side
  6. capital; cost price; principal
  7. (tree) trunk; root (of a plant)
  8. part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand)
  9. first three lines of a waka
  10. counter for plants or trees
  11. counter for falcons (in falconry)

元 げん

  1. unknown (e.g. in an equation)
  2. element (of a set)
  3. yuan (monetary unit of China)
  4. (Taiwan) dollar
  5. Mongol dynasty; Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty

元 もと

  1. ex-; former; one-time; past
  2. earlier times; previous state; the past
  3. before; formerly; originally; previously

元 ユアン

  1. yuan (monetary unit of China)

元気 げんき N5

  1. energetic; full of spirit; lively; spirited; vigorous; vital
  2. fit; healthy; in good health; well

元々 もともと N2

  1. by nature; from the beginning; from the outset; from the start; originally
  2. (coming out) even; in the same position (as before); none the worse (for)

元日 がんじつ N2

  1. New Year's Day

元年 がんねん N1

  1. first year (of an imperial era)
  2. year something (important) first happened or began

元来 がんらい N1

  1. actually; by nature; essentially; naturally; originally; really
  2. in the first place; to begin with

元素 げんそ N1

  1. chemical element; element
  2. (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire)
  3. origin; source
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