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元

origin; source; beginning; basis

JLPT N3 common word Also written

Meaning

  1. n
    origin; source; beginning
  2. n
    basis; base; foundation; root
  3. n
    cause
  4. n
    (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock
  5. n
    (one's) side
  6. n
    capital; principal; cost price
  7. n
    root (of a plant); (tree) trunk
  8. n
    part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand)
  9. n
    first three lines of a waka
  10. ctr
    counter for plants or trees
  11. ctr
    counter for falcons (in falconry)
  12. adj-non-pref
    former; ex-; past; one-time
  13. nadj-no
    earlier times; the past; previous state
  14. nadv
    formerly; previously; originally; before
  15. n
    yuan (monetary unit of China)
  16. n
    unknown (e.g. in an equation)
  17. n
    element (of a set)
  18. n
    yuan (monetary unit of China)
  19. n
    New Taiwan dollar
  20. n
    Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty; Mongol dynasty

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