元
ゲン • ガン
もと
beginning; former time; origin
Words
手元が狂う
てもとがくるう
- to become clumsy; to miss one's aim exp v5u
総勘定元帳
そうかんじょうもとちょう
- general ledger (accounting) n
元気印
げんきじるし
- mark of liveliness; sign of activity n
還元水飴
かんげんみずあめ
- reduced sugar syrup n
お膝元
おひざもと
- beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.) n
- place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); Imperial capital; Imperial court; (shogun's) headquarters n
- place under one's direct control; one's own turf; one's own backyard n