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元 — beginning, former time, origin

N4 4 strokes #192 most common

Stroke order · 4 strokes

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Readings

音 ゲン、ガン
訓 もと
Meaning beginning, former time, origin
नेपाली मूल · पहिलेको

How to remember it

दुई (二に) खुट्टा (儿にんにょう) माथि उभिएको मानिस जसको जग (元もと) बलियो छ।

Parts it is built from

Learn it in a course

JLPT N4 · Day 1 Explore course → JLPT N1 · Day 2 Explore course →

Practice sheets

A4 grid to print and write on.

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Words using 元

  • 元気げんき healthy; well स्वस्थ course
  • 元旦がんたん New Year's morning नयाँ वर्षको बिहान course
  • 元日がんじつ New Year's Day नयाँ वर्षको दिन course
  • 地元じもと local स्थानीय course
  • 足元あしもと at one's feet खुट्टाको नजिक course
  • 復元ふくげん restoration पुनर्स्थापना course

Example sentences

How are you?
तपाईंलाई कस्तो छ?
Tomorrow is New Year's Day.
भोलि नयाँ वर्षको दिन हो।
I buy local vegetables.
स्थानीय तरकारी किन्छु।
Please watch your step.
खुट्टा राख्ने ठाउँमा ध्यान दिनुहोस्।