漢字 Kanji Codex
Kanji Detail
元
beginning, former time, origin
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Information
Grade:2
Strokes:4
JLPT:4
Frequency:192
Visually Similar Kanji
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井
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community, town, well, well crib
Grade 4JLPT 1
夫
75% similar
husband, man
Grade 4JLPT 3
天
75% similar
heavens, imperial, sky
Grade 1JLPT 5
先
67% similar
ahead, before, future, precedence, previous
Grade 1JLPT 5
老
67% similar
grow old, old age, old man
Grade 4JLPT 3
未
60% similar
1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac, even now, hitherto, not yet, sign of the ram, still, un-
Grade 4JLPT 3
失
60% similar
disadvantage, error, fault, lose, loss
Grade 4JLPT 3
末
60% similar
close, end, posterity, powder, tip
Grade 4JLPT 3
札
60% similar
bid, counter for bonds, paper money, placard, tag
Grade 4JLPT 2
矢
60% similar
arrow, dart
Grade 2JLPT 1