The Japanese kanji for origin: 元
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The kanji for origin: 元
The 元 in 5C5V Originals: where it all starts.
元
- Meaning
- origin, source, beginning
- Kun reading
- moto (Japanese)
- On reading
- GEN · GAN (from Chinese)
- Strokes
- 4
書き順Stroke order
元 is written in 4 strokes, in this order. The red line is the new stroke at each step. Japanese is written top to bottom and left to right, and the order matters: it is what makes handwriting flow.
Stroke data from KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
使い方In everyday Japanese
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 元気 | genki | well, full of energy |
| 地元 | jimoto | home town |
敬意Wearing it
Means origin, but on its own it can also read as 'former' (元カレ, an ex) or the Chinese yuan. Context helps; on our Originals it's our mark.
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Wear 元
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