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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)
้‡‘ๅฑžๅ…ƒ็ด  ใใ‚“ใžใใ’ใ‚“ใ

metallic element

้ž้‡‘ๅฑžๅ…ƒ็ด  ใฒใใ‚“ใžใใ’ใ‚“ใ

nonmetallic element

้…ธๅŒ–้‚„ๅ…ƒๅๅฟœ ใ•ใ‚“ใ‹ใ‹ใ‚“ใ’ใ‚“ใฏใ‚“ใฎใ†

oxidation-reduction reaction

ๅ‹ๆ‰‹ๅ…ƒ ใ‹ใฃใฆใ‚‚ใจ

in and about a kitchen

ๆ”พๅฐ„ๆ€งๅ…ƒ็ด  ใปใ†ใ—ใ‚ƒใ›ใ„ใ’ใ‚“ใ

radioelement

ๆ–ฐ็ด€ๅ…ƒ ใ—ใ‚“ใใ’ใ‚“

new era

ๅพฎ้‡ๅ…ƒ็ด  ใณใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†ใ’ใ‚“ใ

trace element

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

equation with two unknowns

้ผปๅ…ƒๆ€ๆกˆ ใฏใชใ‚‚ใจใ˜ใ‚ใ‚“

superficial (shortsighted) way of thinking

ๅ›ฝๅ…ƒ ใใซใ‚‚ใจ

one's home

ๅฑฑๅ…ƒ ใ‚„ใพใ‚‚ใจ

foot of a mountain

ไฝŽๆฌกๅ…ƒ ใฆใ„ใ˜ใ’ใ‚“

low-level

ๅธŒๅœŸ้กžๅ…ƒ็ด  ใใฉใ‚‹ใ„ใ’ใ‚“ใ

rare-earth element

ๅคงๅ…ƒๅธฅ ใ ใ„ใ’ใ‚“ใ™ใ„

commander-in-chief

ๅคšๅ…ƒๆ”พ้€ ใŸใ’ใ‚“ใปใ†ใใ†

broadcast originating from multiple locations

็ด€ๅ…ƒ็ฏ€ ใใ’ใ‚“ใ›ใค

Empire Day (February 11th; national holiday held from 1872 to 1948)

ๆ”นๅ…ƒ ใ‹ใ„ใ’ใ‚“

change of era

ๅธณๅ…ƒ ใกใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚‚ใจ

(business) manager

็›ฎๅ…ƒ ใ‚ใ‚‚ใจ

the eyes

ๅฎถๅ…ƒ ใ„ใˆใ‚‚ใจ

head of a school (of music, dance)