元

beginning
former time
origin

On'yomi: ゲン、ガン
Kun'yomi: もと
Strokes: 4
Radical: 儿 (#10)
School grade: 2
Frequency: #192 in newspapers
Name readings: ちか、はじめ、はる、ゆき、よし

Words with 元

元気	げんき	health; vitality	N5
元	もと	origin; original; former	N3
元々	もともと	originally; by nature; from the start	N2
還元	かんげん	resolution; reduction; return to origins	N1
元年	がんねん	first year (of a specific reign)	N1
元来	がんらい	originally; primarily; essentially	N1
元首	げんしゅ	ruler; sovereign	N1
元素	げんそ	chemical element	N1

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import { findKanji } from 'kotowa';
findKanji('元');

{
  "character": "元",
  "level": "N4",
  "strokes": 4,
  "grade": 2,
  "freq": 192,
  "radical": "儿",
  "radical_number": 10,
  "onyomi": [
    "ゲン",
    "ガン"
  ],
  "kunyomi": [
    "もと"
  ],
  "meanings": [
    "beginning",
    "former time",
    "origin"
  ],
  "nanori": [
    "ちか",
    "はじめ",
    "はる",
    "ゆき",
    "よし"
  ],
  "words": [
    "元気",
    "元",
    "元々",
    "還元",
    "元年",
    "元来",
    "元首",
    "元素"
  ]
}