語感 Dictionary

元

もと· also げん、ユアン

origin; source; beginning; basis

JLPT N3 Common word Also written 本、素、基、因、旧、故

Meanings

  1. Noun

    origin; source; beginning
  2. basis; base; foundation; root
  3. cause
  4. (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock
  5. (one's) side
All 20 meanings
  1. capital; principal; cost price
  2. root (of a plant); (tree) trunk
  3. part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand)
  4. first three lines of a waka

  5. Counter

    counter for plants or trees
  6. counter for falcons (in falconry)

  7. No-adjective, Noun, prefix

    former; ex-; past; one-time

  8. Noun, No-adjective

    earlier times; the past; previous state

  9. Noun, Adverb

    formerly; previously; originally; before

  10. Noun

    unknown (e.g. in an equation)
  11. element (of a set)
  12. yuan (monetary unit of China)
  13. New Taiwan dollar
  14. Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty; Mongol dynastyhistorical term
  15. yuan (monetary unit of China)

Example sentences

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