元

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beginning

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yuán

ゲン、ガン

もと

원

Pictograph of a person with a line added at the head area, representing the meaning the meaning "head" or "first".

Components

Notes

Historical Evolution

Oracle

(~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze

Early Warring States (~400 BC)

Seal

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Seal

Xin dynasty (9-23 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

元

Regular

Modern

Chinese

元 [Yuán]

surname Yuan; the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)

元 [yuán]

currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first; original; primary; fundamental; constituent; part; era (of a reign); meta- (prefix); (math.) argument; variable; (Tw) (geology) eon

Japanese

元ユアン同音

noun usually kana yuan (monetary unit of China)

元げん同音

noun

mathematics unknown (e.g. in an equation)
mathematics element (of a set)
yuan (monetary unit of China)
New Taiwan dollar
historical Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty; Mongol dynasty

元、旧、故もと同音

adj-non-pref former; ex-; past; one-time
nounadj-no earlier times; the past; previous state
nounadverb formerly; previously; originally; before

元、本、素、基もと同音

noun

origin; source; beginning (esp. 元)
basis; base; foundation; root (oft. 基)
cause (also written as 因, 原)
(raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock (esp. 素)
(one's) side
capital; principal; cost price
root (of a plant); (tree) trunk
part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand)
first three lines of a waka

counter

counter for plants or trees
counter for falcons (in falconry)

Example Sentences

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うちのかみさんは元プロレスラーで、だからもし私が浮気をしているところを見つかりでもしようものなら、それこそコテンパンにやられてしまうよ。

My wife used to be a pro-wrestler, so if she ever catches me two-timing her, I'd be beaten to a pulp.

憲政の危機が始まったのは、このような状況のもとであった。

It was under these circumstances that the constitutional crisis began.

やってしまったことは元に戻らない。

What is done cannot be undone.

私たちは人をその人の人格を基に判断しようと考えるかもしれないが、それらは一見したところでははっきりわからないものである。

Although we may intend to judge a person on the basis of his or her personal qualities, they are not visible at first sight.

Japanese Names

元うおん

Uon surname

元うん

Un surname

元げん

Gen surnamegiven name

元げんしゅう

Genshuu given name

元げんじ

Genji unclassified name

元つかさ

Tsukasa given name

元はじむ

Hajimu given name

元はじめ

Hajime given name

元もと

Moto place namesurnamegiven name

元もとい

Motoi given name

元もとかつ

Motokatsu unclassified name

元もとざき

Motozaki surname

元もとじ

Motoji unclassified name

元もとずみ

Motozumi unclassified name

元もとやす

Motoyasu given name

CHINESE WORDS (200)

unit (forming an entity)

单元 [dānyuán] #9,916

unit (forming an entity)

日元 [Rìyuán] #11,422

Japanese yen (unit of currency)

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JAPANESE WORDS (200)

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KOREAN WORDS (28)

founder of a family; first forefather

고차원

high level; high dimension

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