元
ゲン • ガン
もと
beginning; former time; origin
Words
手元
てもと
- at hand; on hand; nearby; close at hand adv
- way of moving one's arms; skill n
- money at hand; pocket money n
- grip; handle n
元来
がんらい
- originally; essentially; naturally; by nature; really; actually adv
- in the first place; to begin with adv
元年
がんねん
- first year (of an imperial era) n
- year something (important) first happened or began n
元首
げんしゅ
- sovereign; ruler; head of state n
還元
かんげん
- restoration; return n vs
- reduction; resolution; deoxidization; deoxidation n vs chem