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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)
่ฆชๅ…ƒ ใŠใ‚„ใ‚‚ใจ

one's parents' home

ๅคšๅ…ƒ ใŸใ’ใ‚“

pluralism

ๅคšๅ…ƒๆ–‡ๅŒ–่ซ– ใŸใ’ใ‚“ใถใ‚“ใ‹ใ‚ใ‚“

multiculturalism

ๅคšๅ…ƒ่ซ– ใŸใ’ใ‚“ใ‚ใ‚“

pluralism

ๅคšๆฌกๅ…ƒ ใŸใ˜ใ’ใ‚“

multidimensional

ๅ˜ๅ…ƒ ใŸใ‚“ใ’ใ‚“

teaching unit

ๅœฐๅ…ƒ็ด™ ใ˜ใ‚‚ใจใ—

local newspaper

ๅœฐๅ…ƒ ใ˜ใ‚‚ใจ

home area

ๅœฐๅ…ƒ่ญฆๅฏŸ ใ˜ใ‚‚ใจใ‘ใ„ใ•ใค

local police

ไธญๅ…ƒ ใกใ‚…ใ†ใ’ใ‚“

15th day of the 7th lunar month

ๆนฏๅ…ƒ ใ‚†ใ‚‚ใจ

source of a hot spring

ๅŒไฝๅ…ƒ็ด  ใฉใ†ใ„ใ’ใ‚“ใ

isotope

ไบŒๅ…ƒๆ”พ้€ ใซใ’ใ‚“ใปใ†ใใ†

broadcast in which participants speak from different stations

ไบŒๆฌกๅ…ƒ ใซใ˜ใ’ใ‚“

two dimensions

ไบŒๅ…ƒ่ซ– ใซใ’ใ‚“ใ‚ใ‚“

dualism

็ชฏๅ…ƒ ใ‹ใพใ‚‚ใจ

pottery (i.e. the place)

็‰ˆๅ…ƒ ใฏใ‚“ใ‚‚ใจ

publisher

ไป˜ใ‘ๅ…ƒๆฐ— ใคใ‘ใ’ใ‚“ใ

show of courage

ๅพฉๅ…ƒ ใตใใ’ใ‚“

restoration (to the original state or location)

ๅฎถๅ…ƒ ใ„ใˆใ‚‚ใจ

head of a school (of music, dance)