Meanings
Beginning, Former Time, Origin
Radicals
Decomposition
โฟฑไบๅฟ
Etymology
Pictographic: A man ๅฟย with two lines emphasizing their head ไบ
Writing Practice
Stroke Order
Words Using This Kanji
400 words totalGennin era (1224.11.20-1225.4.20)
Gen'ล era (1319.4.28-1321.2.23)
Genchลซ era (of the Southern Court; 1384.4.28-1392.10.5)
Genna era (1615.7.13-1624.2.30)
Genryaku era (1184.4.16-1185.8.14)
Kangen era (1243.2.26-1247.2.28)
Shลgen era (1259.3.26-1260.4.13)
Kagen era (1303.8.5-1306.12.14)
Genkล era (1331.8.9-1334.1.29)
Gentoku era (1329.8.29-1331.8.9)
Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7)
head of a state
to cheer up
former boyfriend
former girlfriend
the flourishing mid-Shลwa period (1960s and early 1970s) of peace, rapid economic growth, and life of ease
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
archetype
based on