元
ゲン • ガン
もと
beginning; former time; origin
Words
身元照会先
みもとしょうかいさき
- reference (e.g. on CV, resume) n
昭和元禄
しょうわげんろく
- the flourishing mid-Shōwa period (1960s and early 1970s) of peace, rapid economic growth, and life of ease n
喉元思案
のどもとじあん
- superficial (shortsighted) way of thinking; half-baked (foolish, ill-advised) idea n yoji
元彼
もとかれ もとカレ
- former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend n col
元カノ
もとカノ もとかの
- former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend n col