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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…ƒๅง“ ใ’ใ‚“ใ›ใ„

former surname

ไธ€ๅนดใฎ่จˆใฏๅ…ƒๆ—ฆใซใ‚ใ‚Š ใ„ใกใญใ‚“ใฎใ‘ใ„ใฏใŒใ‚“ใŸใ‚“ใซใ‚ใ‚Š

the whole year's plans should be made on New Year's Day

ๅ…ƒ็ด ่จ˜ๅท ใ’ใ‚“ใใใ”ใ†

chemical symbol (e.g. H for hydrogen)

ๅ…ƒ็ด ๅ‘จๆœŸๅพ‹ ใ’ใ‚“ใใ—ใ‚…ใ†ใใ‚Šใค

periodic table of the elements

ๅ…ƒ็ด ๅ‘จๆœŸๅพ‹่กจ ใ’ใ‚“ใใ—ใ‚…ใ†ใใ‚Šใคใฒใ‚‡ใ†

periodic law

ไบบๅทฅๅ…ƒ็ด  ใ˜ใ‚“ใ“ใ†ใ’ใ‚“ใ

synthetic element

็™ฝ้‡‘ๆ—ๅ…ƒ็ด  ใฏใฃใใ‚“ใžใใ’ใ‚“ใ

platinum group metals

็ช’็ด ๆ—ๅ…ƒ็ด  ใกใฃใใžใใ’ใ‚“ใ

nitrogen group (group 15 of the periodic table)

้ท็งปๅ…ƒ็ด  ใ›ใ‚“ใ„ใ’ใ‚“ใ

transition element

้‚„ๅ…ƒๅˆ†่ฃ‚ ใ‹ใ‚“ใ’ใ‚“ใถใ‚“ใ‚Œใค

meiosis

ๆฟƒ็ธฎ้‚„ๅ…ƒ ใฎใ†ใ—ใ‚…ใใ‹ใ‚“ใ’ใ‚“

(of juice, etc.) "from concentrate"

่ถณๅ…ƒใซใ‚‚ๅŠใฐใชใ„ ใ‚ใ—ใ‚‚ใจใซใ‚‚ใŠใ‚ˆใฐใชใ„

to be no match for

ๅœฐๅ…ƒไฝๆฐ‘ ใ˜ใ‚‚ใจใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใฟใ‚“

local residents

ๅ…ƒๅคซ ใ‚‚ใจใŠใฃใจ

ex-husband

ๅ…ƒๅฆป ใ‚‚ใจใคใพ

ex-wife

ๅ…ƒๆญฃ ใŒใ‚“ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†

New Year's Day

ไบบๆฐ‘ๅ…ƒๅปบใฆ ใ˜ใ‚“ใฟใ‚“ใ’ใ‚“ใ ใฆ

denominated in Chinese yuan

ไธ‡็—…ใฎๅ…ƒ ใพใ‚“ใณใ‚‡ใ†ใฎใ‚‚ใจ

source of all kinds of diseases

ๅฑฑๅ…ƒๆดพ ใ‚„ใพใ‚‚ใจใฏ

Yamamoto sect (of Shin Buddhism)

ๅ››ๅคงๅ…ƒ็ด  ใ‚ˆใ‚“ใ ใ„ใ’ใ‚“ใ

the four classical chemical elements (fire, earth, air and water)