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 totalbreech-loading
capital
master contractor
cost
New Year's Day
principal
origin
lively person
(paper) cord for tying the hair
origin
(field) marshal
originator
as before
prepayment (of postage, shipping, etc.)
(Roman) senate
ending up right back where one started
to pep up
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shลwa)
Festival of Origins (January 3)
head of a school (of music, dance)