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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)
ๆœฌๅ…ƒ ใปใ‚“ใ‚‚ใจ

origin

่ฒธใ—ๅ…ƒ ใ‹ใ—ใ‚‚ใจ

financier

็น”ใ‚Šๅ…ƒ ใŠใ‚Šใ‚‚ใจ

textile manufacturer

ๆตใ—ๅ…ƒ ใชใŒใ—ใ‚‚ใจ

sink

ๅบงๅ…ƒ ใ–ใ‚‚ใจ

theater proprietor

ๅ…ƒๆฐ—ใ‚’ใคใ‘ใ‚‹ ใ’ใ‚“ใใ‚’ใคใ‘ใ‚‹

to encourage

ๅ…ƒๆฐ—ใฅใ ใ’ใ‚“ใใฅใ

to get encouraged

ๅœฐๅ…ƒๆฐ‘ ใ˜ใ‚‚ใจใฟใ‚“

locals

ๅ˜ๅ…ƒๅˆถๅบฆ ใŸใ‚“ใ’ใ‚“ใ›ใ„ใฉ

unit credit system

ๅ˜ไฝๅ…ƒ ใŸใ‚“ใ„ใ’ใ‚“

identity element

ๅ…ƒใฎ้€šใ‚Š ใ‚‚ใจใฎใจใŠใ‚Š

as it was before

ๅ…ƒ้ฆ–็›ธ ใ‚‚ใจใ—ใ‚…ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†

former prime minister

ๅ…ƒใฏ ใ‚‚ใจใฏ

originally

ๅ…ƒใŒๆŽ›ใ‹ใ‚‹ ใ‚‚ใจใŒใ‹ใ‹ใ‚‹

to be expensive

ไธป่ฆ่ซธๅ…ƒ ใ—ใ‚…ใ‚ˆใ†ใ—ใ‚‡ใ’ใ‚“

salient points

็™บๅฃฒๅ…ƒ ใฏใคใฐใ„ใ‚‚ใจ

seller

่ฒฉๅฃฒๅ…ƒ ใฏใ‚“ใฐใ„ใ‚‚ใจ

seller

ๅพฉๅ…ƒๅŠ› ใตใใ’ใ‚“ใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ

righting moment

ๅพฉๅ…ƒไฝœๆฅญ ใตใใ’ใ‚“ใ•ใŽใ‚‡ใ†

restoration

ๅฎถๅ…ƒ ใ„ใˆใ‚‚ใจ

head of a school (of music, dance)