元
ゲン • ガン
もと
beginning; former time; origin
Words
酸化還元酵素
さんかかんげんこうそ
- oxidoreductase n
手元現金
てもとげんきん
- cash on hand exp
喉元過ぎれば熱さを忘れる
のどもとすぎればあつさをわすれる
- danger past and God forgotten; once on shore, we pray no more; once it's past the throat, one forgets the heat (of the swallowed object) exp proverb
口は災いの元
くちはわざわいのもと
- words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it exp proverb
地元産
じもとさん
- local product; homegrown; homebred n adj-no