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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)
่ถ…ใ‚ฆใƒฉใƒณๅ…ƒ็ด  ใกใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚ฆใƒฉใƒณใ’ใ‚“ใ

transuranium element

ๅ…ƒใ‚‚ๅญใ‚‚ใชใ„ ใ‚‚ใจใ‚‚ใ“ใ‚‚ใชใ„

losing everything

ไธ€ๅ…ƒ็ฎก็† ใ„ใกใ’ใ‚“ใ‹ใ‚“ใ‚Š

centralized management

ๅ…ƒใ„ ใ‚‚ใจใ„

as you were

ๅ…ƒๆ…ถ ใŒใ‚“ใŽใ‚‡ใ†

Gangyล era (877.4.16-885.2.21)

ๅคฉๅ…ƒ ใฆใ‚“ใ’ใ‚“

tengen

ไฟๅ…ƒ ใปใ†ใ’ใ‚“

Hลgen era (1156.4.27-1159.4.20)

ๅ…ƒไน… ใ’ใ‚“ใใ‚…ใ†

Genkyลซ era (1204.2.20-1206.4.27)

ไนพๅ…ƒ ใ‘ใ‚“ใ’ใ‚“

Kengen era (1302.11.21-1303.8.5)

่ฒžๅ…ƒ ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใ’ใ‚“

Jลgen era (976.7.13-978.11.29)

้•ทๅ…ƒ ใกใ‚‡ใ†ใ’ใ‚“

Chลgen era (1028.7.25-1037.4.21)

ๅ…ƒๆฐธ ใ’ใ‚“ใˆใ„

Gen'ei era (1118.4.3-1120.4.10)

ๅฎ‰ๅ…ƒ ใ‚ใ‚“ใ’ใ‚“

Angen era (1175.7.28-1177.8.4)

ๅบทๅ…ƒ ใ“ใ†ใ’ใ‚“

Kลgen era (1256.10.5-1257.3.14)

ๅ…ƒๆ–‡ ใ’ใ‚“ใถใ‚“

Genbun era (1736.4.28-1741.2.27)

ๅ…ƒไบจ ใ’ใ‚“ใ“ใ†

Genkล era (1321.2.23-1324.12.9)

ๅปถๅ…ƒ ใˆใ‚“ใ’ใ‚“

Engen era (of the Southern Court; 1336.2.29-1340.4.28)

ๅ…ƒไบ€ ใ’ใ‚“ใ

Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)

ๆ‰ฟๅ…ƒ ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใ’ใ‚“

Jลgen era (1207.10.25-1211.3.9)

ๅฎถๅ…ƒ ใ„ใˆใ‚‚ใจ

head of a school (of music, dance)