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Today's Kanji

Today's Kanji -- August 20, 2017

元
  • on reading:
  • ゲン   ガン
  • kun reading:
  • もと
  • meaning(s):
  • beginning, former time, origin
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Stroke Order Diagram
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Stroke Order Diagram
Compounds

Compounds

お中元 おちゅうげん Bon festival gifts
一元 いちげん unitary
一次元 いちじげん one dimensional
一新紀元 いちしんきげん a new era; new age
一新紀元 いっしんきげん a new era; new age
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