"元" meaning in Japanese

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Character

  1. Tags: grade-2-kanji, kanji, no-gloss
    Sense id: en-元-ja-character-47DEQpj8 Categories (other): Japanese terms with redundant transliterations Derived forms: 元気 (genki) (ruby: (げん), ()), 元凶 (genkyō) (ruby: (げん), (きょう)), 元金 (gankin) (ruby: (がん), (きん)), 元号 (gengō) (ruby: (げん), (ごう)), 元日 (ganjitsu) (ruby: (がん), (じつ)), 元首 (genshu), 元首 (motokubi), 元帥 (gensui) (ruby: (げん), (すい)), 元祖 (ganso) (ruby: (がん), ()), 元素 (genso) (ruby: (げん), ()), 元旦 (gantan) (ruby: (がん), (たん)), 元朝 (ganchō), 元朝 (genchō), 元服 (genpuku) (ruby: (げん), (ぷく)), 元本 (ganpon) (ruby: (がん), (ぽん)), 元来 (ganrai) (ruby: (がん), (らい)), 元悪 (gen'aku) (ruby: (げん), (あく)), 元価 (genka) (ruby: (げん), ()), 元兇 (genkyō) (ruby: (げん), (きょう)), 元勲 (genkun) (ruby: (げん), (くん)), 元軍 (gengun) (ruby: (げん), (ぐん)), 元元 (motomoto), 元々 (motomoto), 元高 (motodaka) (ruby: (もと), (だか)), 元三 (Motomi) (ruby: 元三(もとみ)), 元始 (genshi) (ruby: (げん), ()), 元手 (motode) (ruby: (もと), ()), 元鞘 (motosaya) (ruby: (もと), (さや)), 元職 (genshoku) (ruby: (げん), (しょく)), 元栓 (motosen) (ruby: (もと), (せん)), 元値 (motone) (ruby: (もと), ()), 元帳 (motochō) (ruby: (もと), (ちょう)), 元締 (motoji) (ruby: (もと), ()), 元入金 (motonyūkin) (ruby: (もと), (にゅう), (きん)), 元年 (gannen) (ruby: (がん), (ねん)), 元標 (genpyō) (ruby: (げん), (ぴょう)), 元方 (motokata) (ruby: (もと), (かた)), 元利 (ganri) (ruby: (がん), ()), 元老 (genrō) (ruby: (げん), (ろう)), 元禄 (genroku) (ruby: (げん), (ろく)), 元寇 (genkō) (ruby: (げん), (こう)), お手元 (otemoto), 御手元 (otemoto)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Grade 2 kanji Disambiguation of Grade 2 kanji: 0 0

Proper name

Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (げん)), Gen [romanization]
Etymology: From the Middle Chinese-derived reading of the kanji characters. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|げん}} 元(げん) • (Gen)
  1. the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)
    Sense id: en-元-ja-name-HEgtaAO2 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 36 33 5 3 0 20 0 1 2 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 28 29 6 2 1 30 0 1 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 0 28 28 10 5 1 23 0 3 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 0 31 29 6 2 1 26 0 1 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 28 29 5 2 1 30 0 1 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

IPA: [ha̠ʑime̞] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (はじめ)), Hajime [romanization]
Etymology: From 始(はじ)め (hajime, “beginning”). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|始め|はじめ|beginning}} 始(はじ)め (hajime, “beginning”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|はじめ}} 元(はじめ) • (Hajime)
  1. a male given name Categories (topical): Japanese given names, Japanese male given names
    Sense id: en-元-ja-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 36 33 5 3 0 20 0 1 2 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 28 29 6 2 1 30 0 1 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 0 28 28 10 5 1 23 0 3 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 0 31 29 6 2 1 26 0 1 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 28 29 5 2 1 30 0 1 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: [mo̞to̞] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (もと)), moto [romanization]
Etymology: ⟨mo₂to₂⟩ → /moto/ From Old Japanese. Cited to the Kojiki of 712 CE. From Proto-Japonic *mətə. Cognate with Okinawan 元 (mutu). Etymology templates: {{IPAfont|⟨mo₂to₂⟩}} ⟨mo₂to₂⟩, {{IPAchar-lite|/moto/}} /moto/, {{str left|ojp|1}} o, {{langname-lite|ojp|allow etym=1|allow family=}} Old Japanese, {{str left|ojp|1}} o, {{langname-lite|ojp|is family=1}} Old Japanese, {{str left|ojp|1}} o, {{langname-lite|ojp|allow etym=1|allow family=}} Old Japanese, {{str left|ja|1}} j, {{langname-lite|ja}} Japanese, {{str left|ojp|1}} o, {{langname-lite|ojp|allow etym=1|allow family=}} Old Japanese, {{str left|ojp|1}} o, {{langname-lite|ojp|is family=1}} Old Japanese, {{!}} |, {{str left|ja|1}} j, {{langname-lite|ja}} Japanese, {{str left|ojp|1}} o, {{langname-lite|ojp|allow etym=1|allow family=}} Old Japanese, {{str left|ojp|1}} o, {{langname-lite|ojp|is family=1}} Old Japanese, {{!}} |, {{der-lite/lang|ja|ojp|inherited|sort=もと}} Old Japanese, {{inh-lite|ja|ojp|-|sort=もと}} Old Japanese, {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE, {{inh|ja|jpx-pro|*mətə|sort=もと}} Proto-Japonic *mətə, {{cog|ryu|元|tr=mutu}} Okinawan 元 (mutu) Head templates: {{ja-noun|もと}} 元(もと) • (moto)
  1. cause, origin
    Sense id: en-元-ja-noun-cI2UVRYt
  2. basis, foundation
    Sense id: en-元-ja-noun-c35r-VwN
  3. cost
    Sense id: en-元-ja-noun-n4L3s3X0
  4. (finance) capital Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-元-ja-noun-vQgCLo-4 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 36 33 5 3 0 20 0 1 2 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 28 29 6 2 1 30 0 1 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 0 28 28 10 5 1 23 0 3 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 0 31 29 6 2 1 26 0 1 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 28 29 5 2 1 30 0 1 4 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 14 6 2 71 2 7 Topics: business, finance
  5. principal
    Sense id: en-元-ja-noun-aeA3UAJ-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: もと に (moto ni), 元は (moto wa) (ruby: (もと)), 元より (motoyori) (ruby: (もと)), 元売り (motōri) (ruby: (もと), ()), 元結い (motoyui) (ruby: (もと), ()), 元通り (motodōri) (ruby: (もと), (どお))
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (げん)), gen [romanization]
Etymology: From the Middle Chinese-derived reading of the kanji characters. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese Head templates: {{ja-noun|げん}} 元(げん) • (gen)
  1. yuan (currency) Categories (topical): Currencies Synonyms: ユアン
    Sense id: en-元-ja-noun-B4jFFe8H
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Prefix

IPA: [mo̞to̞] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (もと)), moto- [romanization]
Etymology: ⟨mo₂to₂⟩ → /moto/ From Old Japanese. Cited to the Kojiki of 712 CE. From Proto-Japonic *mətə. Cognate with Okinawan 元 (mutu). Etymology templates: {{IPAfont|⟨mo₂to₂⟩}} ⟨mo₂to₂⟩, {{IPAchar-lite|/moto/}} /moto/, {{str left|ojp|1}} o, {{langname-lite|ojp|allow etym=1|allow family=}} Old Japanese, {{str left|ojp|1}} o, {{langname-lite|ojp|is family=1}} Old Japanese, {{str left|ojp|1}} o, {{langname-lite|ojp|allow etym=1|allow family=}} Old Japanese, {{str left|ja|1}} j, {{langname-lite|ja}} Japanese, {{str left|ojp|1}} o, {{langname-lite|ojp|allow etym=1|allow family=}} Old Japanese, {{str left|ojp|1}} o, {{langname-lite|ojp|is family=1}} Old Japanese, {{!}} |, {{str left|ja|1}} j, {{langname-lite|ja}} Japanese, {{str left|ojp|1}} o, {{langname-lite|ojp|allow etym=1|allow family=}} Old Japanese, {{str left|ojp|1}} o, {{langname-lite|ojp|is family=1}} Old Japanese, {{!}} |, {{der-lite/lang|ja|ojp|inherited|sort=もと}} Old Japanese, {{inh-lite|ja|ojp|-|sort=もと}} Old Japanese, {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE, {{inh|ja|jpx-pro|*mətə|sort=もと}} Proto-Japonic *mətə, {{cog|ryu|元|tr=mutu}} Okinawan 元 (mutu) Head templates: {{ja-pos|prefix|もと}} 元(もと) • (moto-)
  1. former, erstwhile Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-元-ja-prefix-wNF~50iX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for 元 meaning in Japanese (18.3kB)

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          "roman": "genki",
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          "roman": "genshu",
          "word": "元首"
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          "roman": "motokubi",
          "word": "元首"
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              "元",
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        {
          "roman": "ganchō",
          "word": "元朝"
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        {
          "roman": "genchō",
          "word": "元朝"
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              "元",
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          "word": "元服"
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          "roman": "ganpon",
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              "元",
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          "roman": "ganrai",
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              "元",
              "がん"
            ],
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          "word": "元来"
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          "roman": "gen'aku",
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              "元",
              "げん"
            ],
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          "word": "元悪"
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        {
          "roman": "genka",
          "ruby": [
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              "元",
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            ],
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              "価",
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          ],
          "word": "元価"
        },
        {
          "roman": "genkyō",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "元",
              "げん"
            ],
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              "兇",
              "きょう"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "元兇"
        },
        {
          "roman": "genkun",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "元",
              "げん"
            ],
            [
              "勲",
              "くん"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "元勲"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gengun",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "元",
              "げん"
            ],
            [
              "軍",
              "ぐん"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "元軍"
        },
        {
          "roman": "motomoto",
          "word": "元元"
        },
        {
          "roman": "motomoto",
          "word": "元々"
        },
        {
          "roman": "motodaka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "元",
              "もと"
            ],
            [
              "高",
              "だか"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "元高"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Motomi",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "元三",
              "もとみ"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "元三"
        },
        {
          "roman": "genshi",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "元",
              "げん"
            ],
            [
              "始",
              "し"
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          ],
          "word": "元始"
        },
        {
          "roman": "motode",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "元",
              "もと"
            ],
            [
              "手",
              "で"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "元手"
        },
        {
          "roman": "motosaya",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "元",
              "もと"
            ],
            [
              "鞘",
              "さや"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "元鞘"
        },
        {
          "roman": "genshoku",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "元",
              "げん"
            ],
            [
              "職",
              "しょく"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "元職"
        },
        {
          "roman": "motosen",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "元",
              "もと"
            ],
            [
              "栓",
              "せん"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "元栓"
        },
        {
          "roman": "motone",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "元",
              "もと"
            ],
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              "値",
              "ね"
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          "word": "元値"
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          "roman": "motochō",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "元",
              "もと"
            ],
            [
              "帳",
              "ちょう"
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          ],
          "word": "元帳"
        },
        {
          "roman": "motoji",
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            [
              "元",
              "もと"
            ],
            [
              "締",
              "じ"
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          ],
          "word": "元締"
        },
        {
          "roman": "motonyūkin",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "元",
              "もと"
            ],
            [
              "入",
              "にゅう"
            ],
            [
              "金",
              "きん"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "元入金"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gannen",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "元",
              "がん"
            ],
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              "年",
              "ねん"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "元年"
        },
        {
          "roman": "genpyō",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "元",
              "げん"
            ],
            [
              "標",
              "ぴょう"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "元標"
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        {
          "roman": "motokata",
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            [
              "元",
              "もと"
            ],
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              "方",
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          "word": "元方"
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          "roman": "ganri",
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            [
              "元",
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              "利",
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          "word": "元利"
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          "roman": "genrō",
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            [
              "元",
              "げん"
            ],
            [
              "老",
              "ろう"
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          ],
          "word": "元老"
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          "roman": "genroku",
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            [
              "元",
              "げん"
            ],
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          "word": "元禄"
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          "roman": "genkō",
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              "元",
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            ],
            [
              "寇",
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            ]
          ],
          "word": "元寇"
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        {
          "roman": "otemoto",
          "word": "お手元"
        },
        {
          "roman": "otemoto",
          "word": "御手元"
        }
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  "word": "元"
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          "元",
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          "元",
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        [
          "元",
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      "word": "元結い"
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          "元",
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}
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    "Grade 2 kanji",
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    "Japanese kanji with historical kan'on reading げん",
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    "Japanese kanji with kan'on reading げん",
    "Japanese kanji with kun reading こうべ",
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      "roman": "gankin",
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      "roman": "gensui",
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        [
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    {
      "roman": "ganso",
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        [
          "元",
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          "祖",
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    {
      "roman": "genso",
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        [
          "元",
          "げん"
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          "素",
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    {
      "roman": "gantan",
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        [
          "元",
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          "旦",
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    {
      "roman": "genpuku",
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          "元",
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      "roman": "ganpon",
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          "本",
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      "roman": "ganrai",
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      "roman": "gen'aku",
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        [
          "元",
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          "悪",
          "あく"
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    {
      "roman": "genka",
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        [
          "元",
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          "価",
          "か"
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    {
      "roman": "genkyō",
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          "元",
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          "兇",
          "きょう"
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      "roman": "genkun",
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        [
          "元",
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          "勲",
          "くん"
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    {
      "roman": "gengun",
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        [
          "元",
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          "軍",
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      "roman": "motomoto",
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      "roman": "motomoto",
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      "roman": "motodaka",
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        [
          "元",
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          "高",
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      "roman": "Motomi",
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        [
          "元三",
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      "roman": "genshi",
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        [
          "元",
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        [
          "始",
          "し"
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    {
      "roman": "motode",
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        [
          "元",
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        [
          "手",
          "で"
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    },
    {
      "roman": "motosaya",
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        [
          "元",
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        [
          "鞘",
          "さや"
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    {
      "roman": "genshoku",
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        [
          "元",
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          "職",
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    {
      "roman": "motosen",
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        [
          "元",
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          "栓",
          "せん"
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      "roman": "motone",
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        [
          "元",
          "もと"
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          "値",
          "ね"
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    {
      "roman": "motochō",
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        [
          "元",
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          "帳",
          "ちょう"
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    {
      "roman": "motoji",
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        [
          "元",
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      "roman": "motonyūkin",
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        [
          "元",
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          "入",
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          "金",
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      "roman": "gannen",
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        [
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          "年",
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    {
      "roman": "genpyō",
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          "元",
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          "標",
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    {
      "roman": "motokata",
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          "方",
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      "roman": "ganri",
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          "元",
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          "利",
          "り"
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      "roman": "genrō",
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          "元",
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          "老",
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    {
      "roman": "genroku",
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        [
          "元",
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          "禄",
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    {
      "roman": "genkō",
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        [
          "元",
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        [
          "寇",
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      "roman": "otemoto",
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      "roman": "otemoto",
      "word": "御手元"
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "roman": "motoyui",
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          "元",
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    {
      "roman": "motodōri",
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          "元",
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      "args": {},
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      "args": {},
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      "glosses": [
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      "other": "もと"
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      "other": "もと"
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      "ipa": "[mo̞to̞]"
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  "word": "元"
}

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    },
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      "args": {},
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      "name": "!"
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      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "1"
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ja"
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ojp",
        "2": "1"
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ojp",
        "2": "1"
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      "args": {
        "1": "ojp",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Japanese",
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    },
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      "args": {},
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
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        "3": "inherited",
        "sort": "もと"
      },
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      "name": "der-lite/lang"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "ojp",
        "3": "-",
        "sort": "もと"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Japanese",
      "name": "inh-lite"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "nodots": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "CE",
      "name": "C.E."
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "CE",
      "name": "CE"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "*mətə",
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ryu",
        "2": "元",
        "tr": "mutu"
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    }
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      "form": "元",
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          "元",
          "もと"
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      ],
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "moto-",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "prefix",
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      "categories": [
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          "english": "former boyfriend, former girlfriend",
          "roman": "motokare, motokano",
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              "もと"
            ],
            [
              "元",
              "もと"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "元カレ、元カノ"
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          "english": "former project manager Tanaka",
          "roman": "purojekuto no moto tantōsha no Tanaka-shi",
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              "もと"
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            [
              "担",
              "たん"
            ],
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              "当",
              "とう"
            ],
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              "者",
              "しゃ"
            ],
            [
              "田",
              "た"
            ],
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              "中",
              "なか"
            ],
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              "氏",
              "し"
            ]
          ],
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        }
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      "glosses": [
        "former, erstwhile"
      ],
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        [
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        ]
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      ]
    }
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      "other": "もと"
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    {
      "other": "もと"
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      "ipa": "[mo̞to̞]"
    }
  ],
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    "Kojiki",
    "Old Japanese language"
  ],
  "word": "元"
}

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    }
  ],
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        ]
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      ]
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  ],
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "元(げん) • (Gen)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Yuan dynasty",
          "Yuan dynasty"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "元"
}

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      },
      "expansion": "元(げん) • (gen)",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ja",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "ja:Currencies"
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      "glosses": [
        "yuan (currency)"
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        [
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        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "ユアン"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "元"
}

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    "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "始め",
        "2": "はじめ",
        "3": "beginning"
      },
      "expansion": "始(はじ)め (hajime, “beginning”)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 始(はじ)め (hajime, “beginning”).",
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    {
      "form": "元",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "元",
          "はじめ"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hajime",
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  ],
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      "args": {
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  ],
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      "ipa": "[ha̠ʑime̞]"
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}
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  "trace": ""
}

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}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.