元
- Strokes:
- 4
- Grade:
- Grade 2
- JLPT:
- N3
Stroke order
Stroke data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA)
Meanings
beginning; former time; origin
On'yomi
ゲン、ガン
gen、gan
Kun'yomi
もと
moto
Components
The parts the kanji is built from — use them as a memory anchor.
- 二two
- 儿legs radical (no. 10)