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ๅ…ƒ
JLPT N4 SL2 4 strokes Frequency: #192

Meanings

Beginning, Former Time, Origin

Radicals

ๅ„ฟ

Decomposition

โฟฑไบŒๅ„ฟ

Etymology

Pictographic: A man ๅ„ฟย with two lines emphasizing their head ไบŒ

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 4

Stroke Order

1 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
2 horizontal bottom-to-top
3 diagonal right-to-left
4 curve bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ใ‚ฒใƒณ gen
ใ‚ฌใƒณ gan
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
ใ‚‚ใจ moto

Words Using This Kanji

400 words total
Other (20 words)
ๅ…ƒไป ใ’ใ‚“ใซใ‚“

Gennin era (1224.11.20-1225.4.20)

ๅ…ƒๅฟœ ใ’ใ‚“ใŠใ†

Gen'ล era (1319.4.28-1321.2.23)

ๅ…ƒไธญ ใ’ใ‚“ใกใ‚…ใ†

Genchลซ era (of the Southern Court; 1384.4.28-1392.10.5)

ๅ…ƒๅ’Œ ใ’ใ‚“ใช

Genna era (1615.7.13-1624.2.30)

ๅ…ƒๆšฆ ใ’ใ‚“ใ‚Šใ‚ƒใ

Genryaku era (1184.4.16-1185.8.14)

ๅฏ›ๅ…ƒ ใ‹ใ‚“ใ’ใ‚“

Kangen era (1243.2.26-1247.2.28)

ๆญฃๅ…ƒ ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ’ใ‚“

Shลgen era (1259.3.26-1260.4.13)

ๅ˜‰ๅ…ƒ ใ‹ใ’ใ‚“

Kagen era (1303.8.5-1306.12.14)

ๅ…ƒๅผ˜ ใ’ใ‚“ใ“ใ†

Genkล era (1331.8.9-1334.1.29)

ๅ…ƒๅพณ ใ’ใ‚“ใจใ

Gentoku era (1329.8.29-1331.8.9)

ๅ…ƒๆฒป ใ’ใ‚“ใ˜

Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7)

ๅ›ฝๅฎถๅ…ƒ้ฆ– ใ“ใฃใ‹ใ’ใ‚“ใ—ใ‚…

head of a state

ๅ…ƒๆฐ—ใ‚’ๅ‡บใ™ ใ’ใ‚“ใใ‚’ใ ใ™

to cheer up

ๅ…ƒๅฝผ ใ‚‚ใจใ‹ใ‚Œ

former boyfriend

ๅ…ƒใ‚ซใƒŽ ใ‚‚ใจใ‚ซใƒŽ

former girlfriend

ๆ˜ญๅ’Œๅ…ƒ็ฆ„ ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚ใ’ใ‚“ใ‚ใ

the flourishing mid-Shลwa period (1960s and early 1970s) of peace, rapid economic growth, and life of ease

ใƒ€ใƒกๅ…ƒ ใƒ€ใƒกใ‚‚ใจ

giving something a try because it will not do any harm

้ง„็›ฎใงๅ…ƒใ€… ใ ใ‚ใงใ‚‚ใจใ‚‚ใจ

giving something a try because it will not do any harm

ๅ…ƒๅž‹ ใ’ใ‚“ใ‘ใ„

archetype

ใ‚’ๅ…ƒใซใ—ใฆ ใ‚’ใ‚‚ใจใซใ—ใฆ

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