EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Noun

    element; chemical element

    Chemistrysee 化学元素

    元素記号Hは水素をあらわす。
    The chemical symbol H indicates hydrogen.
  2. (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire)

  3. origin; source

    Archaic

Also written 原素【げんそ】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

beginning, former time, origin

Kun
もと
On
ゲンガン
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
192 of 2500
Radical
legs
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

ちかはじめはるゆきよし

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-1-3SKIP code
0a4.5The Kanji Dictionary
1021.1Four corner code
3057deroo
5143Unicode hex code
1-24-21JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
275Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
343New Nelson (John Haig)
1929New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2428Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1226Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1690Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
59Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
63Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
328A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
60Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
106Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1340Morohashi
106A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
137Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
137Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
68sakade
121Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
117henshall3
89Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
408crowley
245Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.10busy_people
141Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
59Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yuan2Pinyin reading
weonKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

elementary, principle, naked, uncovered

Kun
もと
On
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
660 of 2500
Radical
silk
WaniKani
Level 21

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-4-6SKIP code
6a4.12The Kanji Dictionary
5090.3Four corner code
1441deroo
7d20Unicode hex code
1-33-39JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3511Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4456New Nelson (John Haig)
2458New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3108Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1590Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2171Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1532Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1652Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
717A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1707Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
797Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
27300Morohashi
737A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
271Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
271Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
658sakade
1623Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
759henshall3
716Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
500crowley
636Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1506Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1546Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
su4Pinyin reading
soKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
21WaniKani level