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元
もと
Common word
N2
Nouns
origin; source; beginning · basis; base; foundation; root · cause; source of trouble · ingredient; base; mix; stock · one's side; one's place; near someone · capital; principal; cost price · base of a plant; root; tree trunk · part held in the hand; handle end · first three lines of a waka · counter for plants or trees · counter for falcons
元気
げんき
Common word
N5
な-adjectives
lively; energetic; full of spirit · healthy; well; in good health
地元
じもと
Common word
N2
Nouns
home area; hometown; one's local area · local
次元
じげん
Common word
N1
Nouns
dimension · perspective; level; point of reference
もともと
Common word
N3
Adverbs
originally; from the start; by nature · none the worse; even; same as before
山元
やまもと
Nouns
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain · mine; colliery · owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
還元
かんげん
Common word
N1
Nouns
restoration; return; giving back · reduction; deoxidation
足元
あしもと
Common word
N2
Nouns
at one's feet; underfoot; step · gait; pace; step · most recent; current
手元
てもと
Common word
N1
Adverbs
at hand; nearby; within reach · skill; dexterity; way of using one's hands · money on hand; cash at hand; pocket money · grip; handle; part held by hand
復元
ふくげん
Common word
Nouns
restoration; reconstruction; restitution
元祖
がんそ
Common word
Nouns
originator; pioneer; founder · progenitor; founder of a family line
身元
みもと
Common word
N1
Nouns
identity; background; birth and parentage · character; personal history
元年
がんねん
Common word
N1
Nouns
first year of an era; inaugural year of a reign era · first year of a new development; year when something began
元号
げんごう
Common word
N1
Nouns
Japanese era name; imperial era name
元帥
げんすい
Common word
Nouns
marshal; admiral; general of the army
元老
げんろう
Common word
Nouns
elder statesman; doyen; veteran authority · genrō (Meiji-era elder statesman)
元素
げんそ
Common word
N1
Nouns
element; chemical element · classical element · origin; source
胸元
むなもと
Nouns
chest; breast; bust · pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
根元
ねもと
N1
Nouns
base; root; foot · root; source; origin
紀元前
きげんぜん
Common word
Nouns
BC; BCE; before the Common Era
口元
くちもと
Nouns
mouth; lips · shape of the mouth · near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
中元
ちゅうげん
Common word
Nouns
15th day of the 7th lunar month; last day of Bon lantern festival · mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gift
販売元
はんばいもと
Nouns
seller; distributor; sales agent
元凶
げんきょう
Common word
Nouns
ringleader; main culprit · main cause; source
もとより
Common word
N1
Adverbs
from the beginning; originally; all along · of course; needless to say · not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
蔵元
くらもと
Nouns
brewery; brewer · warehouse overseer
地元民
じもとみん
Nouns
locals; local residents
耳元
みみもと
Common word
N1
Nouns
close to the ear
元来
がんらい
Common word
N1
Adverbs
originally; by nature; essentially · in the first place; to begin with
元旦
がんたん
Common word
N3
Nouns
New Year's Day; January 1st · New Year's morning
目元
めもと
Nouns
eyes; expression of the eyes · area around the eyes
元通り
もとどおり
Other
as before; as it was originally; back to normal
元首
げんしゅ
Common word
N1
Nouns
head of state; sovereign; ruler
元手
もとで
Nouns
capital; funds; seed money · asset; resource
枕元
まくらもと
Nouns
bedside; near one's pillow
製造元
せいぞうもと
Nouns
manufacturer; maker
元日
がんじつ
Common word
N3
Nouns
New Year's Day
元禄
げんろく
Common word
Nouns
Genroku era (1688–1704)
人民元
じんみんげん
Common word
Nouns
renminbi; Chinese yuan
一元
いちげん
Common word
Nouns
unitary; single element; single source or principle · one era; single era name · one unknown; one variable
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