KanjiN4Grade 2 · 小24 strokesRadical 儿#192 in newspapers

元 · beginning, former time

元 is a kanji meaning beginning, former time, origin. It has 4 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

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In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 元
Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
元気げんき	げんき	health(y), energetic	N5
元もと	もと	origin, original; former	N3
足元あしもと	あしもと	at one's feet	N2
元日がんじつ	がんじつ	New Year's Day	N2
元々もともと	もともと	originally, by nature, from the start	N2
元首げんしゅ	げんしゅ	ruler, sovereign	N1

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More words that use 元
Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
元素げんそ	げんそ	element	N1
還元かんげん	かんげん	resolution, reduction, return	N1
元年がんねん	がんねん	first year (of a specific reign)	N1
元来がんらい	がんらい	originally, naturally	N1
手元てもと	てもと	(money) on hand or at home, one's purse; usual skill	N1
地元じもと	じもと	local	N1

元気出して。

げんきだして

Cheer up!

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #175025 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

4 strokes