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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)
ไบŒๅ…ƒ ใซใ’ใ‚“

duality

ใƒใƒญใ‚ฒใƒณๆ—ๅ…ƒ็ด  ใƒใƒญใ‚ฒใƒณใžใใ’ใ‚“ใ

halogen family elements

ๅ…ƒใซๆˆปใ™ ใ‚‚ใจใซใ‚‚ใฉใ™

to go back to the start

ไบบๆฐ‘ๅ…ƒ ใ˜ใ‚“ใฟใ‚“ใ’ใ‚“

renminbi (currency of China)

ๅ›ฝๅฎถๅ…ƒ้ฆ–ๅคซไบบ ใ“ใฃใ‹ใ’ใ‚“ใ—ใ‚…ใตใ˜ใ‚“

first lady

็ฌฆๅทๅˆ†ๅ‰ฒๅคšๅ…ƒๆŽฅ็ถš ใตใ”ใ†ใถใ‚“ใ‹ใคใŸใ’ใ‚“ใ›ใคใžใ

code-division multiple access

้‚„ๅ…ƒ่„ฑ่„‚ไนณ ใ‹ใ‚“ใ’ใ‚“ใ ใฃใ—ใซใ‚…ใ†

reconstituted skim milk

่ถณๅ…ƒใ‚’ใ™ใใ† ใ‚ใ—ใ‚‚ใจใ‚’ใ™ใใ†

to trip someone up

่ถณๅ…ƒใ‚’่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ ใ‚ใ—ใ‚‚ใจใ‚’ใฟใ‚‹

to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation)

ใŠๆ‰‹ๅ…ƒ้‡‘ ใŠใฆใ‚‚ใจใใ‚“

privy purse

ๅ…ƒๆฐ—ๆ—บ็›› ใ’ใ‚“ใใŠใ†ใ›ใ„

brimming with vitality

ๅ…ƒๆฐ—ใ„ใฃใฑใ„ ใ’ใ‚“ใใ„ใฃใฑใ„

brimming with health (vigor, vigour)

ๅ…ƒๆฐ—ใฏใคใ‚‰ใค ใ’ใ‚“ใใฏใคใ‚‰ใค

full of energy

็™ฝ็ด™้‚„ๅ…ƒ ใฏใใ—ใ‹ใ‚“ใ’ใ‚“

being returned (sent back) to the drawing board

็›ฎๅ…ƒๅƒไธก ใ‚ใ‚‚ใจใ›ใ‚“ใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†

beautiful eyes

ๅ…ƒๆฐ—ๅ‡บใ›ใ‚ˆ ใ’ใ‚“ใใ ใ›ใ‚ˆ

lighten up!

ๅ…ƒๆฐ—ๅ‡บใ—ใฆ ใ’ใ‚“ใใ ใ—ใฆ

keep up your strength

ๅ…ƒ่ท ใ‚‚ใจใ—ใ‚‡ใ

former job

ไธ€ไธ–ไธ€ๅ…ƒ ใ„ใฃใ›ใ„ใ„ใกใ’ใ‚“

the practice of assigning one era name to one emperor

ๅฎถๅ…ƒ ใ„ใˆใ‚‚ใจ

head of a school (of music, dance)