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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…ƒๅ‡ถ ใ’ใ‚“ใใ‚‡ใ†

ringleader

ๅ…ƒ้‡‘ ใŒใ‚“ใใ‚“

principal

ๅ…ƒๆœ ใ’ใ‚“ใทใ

male coming-of-age-ceremony

ๅ…ƒๅˆฉ ใŒใ‚“ใ‚Š

principal and interest

่ถณๅ…ƒ ใ‚ใ—ใ‚‚ใจ

at one's feet

ๅ…ƒ็ด  ใ’ใ‚“ใ

element

ๅ…ƒใ€… ใ‚‚ใจใ‚‚ใจ

originally

ๆธ…ๅ…ƒ็ฏ€ ใใ‚ˆใ‚‚ใจใถใ—

style of jลruri narrative performance

่€ณๅ…ƒ ใฟใฟใ‚‚ใจ

close to the ear

่ƒดๅ…ƒ ใฉใ†ใ‚‚ใจ

banker (gambling)

ๅ…ƒๅ€คใŒๅˆ‡ใ‚Œใ‚‹ ใ‚‚ใจใญใŒใใ‚Œใ‚‹

to be below the cost

่ฃฝ้€ ๅ…ƒ ใ›ใ„ใžใ†ใ‚‚ใจ

manufacturer

ๅคšๅ…ƒๆ–น็จ‹ๅผ ใŸใ’ใ‚“ใปใ†ใฆใ„ใ—ใ

hypercomplex equation

ๅ…ƒ้ซ˜ ใ‚‚ใจใ ใ‹

principal (e.g. in a loan)

ๅ…ƒๅฃฒใ‚Š ใ‚‚ใจใ†ใ‚Š

direct sale by the producer

ๅ…ƒ่ซ‹ใ‘ ใ‚‚ใจใ†ใ‘

prime contract work

ๅ…ƒๅธณๆฎ‹้ซ˜ ใ‚‚ใจใกใ‚‡ใ†ใ–ใ‚“ใ ใ‹

ledger balance

ๅ…ƒๆญŒ ใ‚‚ใจใ†ใŸ

original song

็ถฒๅ…ƒ ใ‚ใฟใ‚‚ใจ

traditional fishing master (provided equipment and sometimes lodging in exchange for labor)

ๅฎถๅ…ƒ ใ„ใˆใ‚‚ใจ

head of a school (of music, dance)