Kanji / JLPT N4

元 origin, former

The kanji 元 means “origin, former”. It is read ゲン, ガン, もと. It is a JLPT N4 kanji.

How to read 元?

Kun’yomi
もと (moto)
On’yomi
ゲン (gen), ガン (gan)

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How to write 元?

元 is written in 4 strokes, in the order below.

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