勉強 / 単語 / 元

もと げん もと ユアン

  • origin; source n
  • base; basis; foundation; root n
  • cause n
  • ingredient; material n
  • (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location n
  • original cost (or capital, principal, etc.) n
  • (plant) root; (tree) trunk n
  • first section of a waka n
  • counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry) ctr
  • handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip n
  • unknown (e.g. in an equation) n math
  • element (of a set) n math
  • yuan (monetary unit of China) n
  • Yuan dynasty (China, 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty; Mongol dynasty n
  • former; ex-; past; one-time adj-no n-pref
  • earlier times; the past; previous state n adj-no
  • formerly; previously; originally; before n-adv
  • yuan (monetary unit of China) n uk
Beginner II

Kanji

ゲン • ガン

もと

beginning; former time; origin

Grade Level 2

4 Strokes

Synonyms

和歌

わか

  • waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae n
Advanced

もと げん もと ユアン

  • origin; source n
  • base; basis; foundation; root n
  • cause n
  • ingredient; material n
  • (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location n
  • original cost (or capital, principal, etc.) n
  • (plant) root; (tree) trunk n
  • first section of a waka n
  • counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry) ctr
  • handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip n
  • unknown (e.g. in an equation) n math
  • element (of a set) n math
  • yuan (monetary unit of China) n
  • Yuan dynasty (China, 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty; Mongol dynasty n
  • former; ex-; past; one-time adj-no n-pref
  • earlier times; the past; previous state n adj-no
  • formerly; previously; originally; before n-adv
  • yuan (monetary unit of China) n uk
Beginner II