元 / Japanese Kanji Meanings & Readings
What does 元 mean?
Original. Root. Beginning. First. The first year of an era. Chief. Monarch. The first person. Head. Neck. Big. Righteous. Beautiful.
How to read 元?
Kunyomi... もと/moto,はじめ/hajime
Onyomi... ゲン/gen,ガン/gan
jinmeikun... asa, chika, tsukasa, naga, hajimu, hajime, haru, masa, moto, yuki, yoshi,
* There are two typical ways of reading kanji, kun-yomi and on-yomi. In addition, there is a reading system called "jinmei kun" which is used only for names.
Other kanji information..
application |
Can be registered as a Japanese name In Japan, 2999 kanji characters can be registered as names. (In other words, you cannot officially apply for any other kanji as a name.) But if you enjoy it as fiction, no problem. |
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type | common-use kanji |
unicode | 5143 元 (For HTML use) |
元 / related names
- Name:
- genki
- Katakana:
- ゲンキ
- Name:
- genki
- Katakana:
- ゲンキ
- Name:
- harumoto
- Katakana:
- ハルモト
- Name:
- tengen
- Katakana:
- テンゲン
- Kanji:
- 天元
- Meaning:
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- 天Heaven. The infinite space that covers the earth. The sky. The universe. The world. Nature. The laws of nature. Climate. Sky patterns. By birth. Ruler of the universe. The ruler of all things. Monarch. Prince. Destiny. Fate. The place where God resides. The top. The highest part.
- 元Original. Root. Beginning. First. The first year of an era. Chief. Monarch. The first person. Head. Neck. Big. Righteous. Beautiful.
- Name:
- motoi
- Katakana:
- モトイ
- Name:
- genki
- Katakana:
- ゲンキ
- Name:
- hajime
- Katakana:
- ハジメ
- Name:
- haruki
- Katakana:
- ハルキ
- Name:
- haruki
- Katakana:
- ハルキ
- Name:
- genta
- Katakana:
- ゲンタ
- Name:
- genta
- Katakana:
- ゲンタ
- Name:
- genki
- Katakana:
- ゲンキ
- Name:
- motonori
- Katakana:
- モトノリ
- Name:
- motonori
- Katakana:
- モトノリ
- Name:
- motoki
- Katakana:
- モトキ
- Name:
- motoki
- Katakana:
- モトキ
- Name:
- motoharu
- Katakana:
- モトハル
- Name:
- mugen
- Katakana:
- ムゲン
- Name:
- moto
- Katakana:
- モト
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