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.

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元 / related names

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Name:
genki
Katakana:
ゲンキ

Kanji:
元希
Meaning:
  • Original. Root. Beginning. First. The first year of an era. Chief. Monarch. The first person. Head. Neck. Big. Righteous. Beautiful.
  • Rare. To be few in number, precious. To desire. To seek. To wish for. Faint. Sparse. thin.
Name:
genki
Katakana:
ゲンキ

Kanji:
元規
Meaning:
  • Original. Root. Beginning. First. The first year of an era. Chief. Monarch. The first person. Head. Neck. Big. Righteous. Beautiful.
  • Rules
Name:
harumoto
Katakana:
ハルモト

Kanji:
陽元
Meaning:
  • Sun. Sunlight. The side where the sun shines. Warm. Bright. Whenever. Active and proactive. The positive pole of electricity and magnetism.
  • Original. Root. Beginning. First. The first year of an era. Chief. Monarch. The first person. Head. Neck. Big. Righteous. Beautiful.
Name:
tengen
Katakana:
テンゲン

Kanji:
天元
Meaning:
  • 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.
  • 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

Kanji:
元唯
Meaning:
  • Original. Root. Beginning. First. The first year of an era. Chief. Monarch. The first person. Head. Neck. Big. Righteous. Beautiful.
  • That's it. Just one. Only. A word expressing limitation or emphasis. Reply. A reply of acceptance that is answered immediately.
Name:
genki
Katakana:
ゲンキ

Kanji:
元基
Meaning:
  • Original. Root. Beginning. First. The first year of an era. Chief. Monarch. The first person. Head. Neck. Big. Righteous. Beautiful.
  • Fundamentals. Foundation. The foundation of things. The foundation of a building. Basis. Based on.
Name:
hajime
Katakana:
ハジメ

Kanji:
Meaning:
  • Original. Root. Beginning. First. The first year of an era. Chief. Monarch. The first person. Head. Neck. Big. Righteous. Beautiful.
Name:
haruki
Katakana:
ハルキ

Kanji:
元紀
Meaning:
  • Original. Root. Beginning. First. The first year of an era. Chief. Monarch. The first person. Head. Neck. Big. Righteous. Beautiful.
  • Rule. Organize and record in a logical and sequential manner. Age. To proceed in an orderly fashion.
Name:
haruki
Katakana:
ハルキ

Kanji:
元葵
Meaning:
  • Original. Root. Beginning. First. The first year of an era. Chief. Monarch. The first person. Head. Neck. Big. Righteous. Beautiful.
  • hollyhock(a kind of flower). A general term for plants of the mallow family. The language of this flower is "ambition" and "fruitfulness".
Name:
genta
Katakana:
ゲンタ

Kanji:
元太
Meaning:
  • Original. Root. Beginning. First. The first year of an era. Chief. Monarch. The first person. Head. Neck. Big. Righteous. Beautiful.
  • Abundantly large. Large in circumference. Thick. Flabby. Very. A word used to refer to a person of high rank or status.
Name:
genta
Katakana:
ゲンタ

Kanji:
元汰
Meaning:
  • Original. Root. Beginning. First. The first year of an era. Chief. Monarch. The first person. Head. Neck. Big. Righteous. Beautiful.
  • Sort them out. Washing with water to separate the good from the bad. to wash away. To make cloudy. To add to. More than a minute. Too many.
Name:
genki
Katakana:
ゲンキ

Kanji:
元稀
Meaning:
  • Original. Root. Beginning. First. The first year of an era. Chief. Monarch. The first person. Head. Neck. Big. Righteous. Beautiful.
  • Rare. Few. Faint. Sparse.
Name:
motoki
Katakana:
モトキ

Kanji:
元幹
Meaning:
  • Original. Root. Beginning. First. The first year of an era. Chief. Monarch. The first person. Head. Neck. Big. Righteous. Beautiful.
  • Trunk. The thick central part of a tree. The torso part of a body. The center of things. Skill. Ability. Action. Talent. To act as the center of something.
Name:
motonori
Katakana:
モトノリ

Kanji:
元準
Meaning:
  • Original. Root. Beginning. First. The first year of an era. Chief. Monarch. The first person. Head. Neck. Big. Righteous. Beautiful.
  • Guideline. Rule of law. follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.). A tool to measure the level. The next best thing. Something close to the best.
Name:
motonori
Katakana:
モトノリ

Kanji:
元理
Meaning:
  • Original. Root. Beginning. First. The first year of an era. Chief. Monarch. The first person. Head. Neck. Big. Righteous. Beautiful.
  • The way of things. The path or reason of things. Pattern. To set in order. Natural science.
Name:
motoki
Katakana:
モトキ

Kanji:
元規
Meaning:
  • Original. Root. Beginning. First. The first year of an era. Chief. Monarch. The first person. Head. Neck. Big. Righteous. Beautiful.
  • Rules
Name:
motoki
Katakana:
モトキ

Kanji:
元葵
Meaning:
  • Original. Root. Beginning. First. The first year of an era. Chief. Monarch. The first person. Head. Neck. Big. Righteous. Beautiful.
  • hollyhock(a kind of flower). A general term for plants of the mallow family. The language of this flower is "ambition" and "fruitfulness".
Name:
motoharu
Katakana:
モトハル

Kanji:
元晴
Meaning:
  • Original. Root. Beginning. First. The first year of an era. Chief. Monarch. The first person. Head. Neck. Big. Righteous. Beautiful.
  • Sunny. A blue sky with no clouds in the sky. Rain or snow will stop. To be free of worries and anxieties.
Name:
mugen
Katakana:
ムゲン

Kanji:
武元
Meaning:
  • Strong and courageous. Strong-willed. warrior. soldier. Battle. War. Military. War potential. Weapons. Overcome. Surpass.
  • Original. Root. Beginning. First. The first year of an era. Chief. Monarch. The first person. Head. Neck. Big. Righteous. Beautiful.
Name:
moto
Katakana:
モト

Kanji:
Meaning:
  • Original. Root. Beginning. First. The first year of an era. Chief. Monarch. The first person. Head. Neck. Big. Righteous. Beautiful.

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