Question

元 もと beginning, former time, origin 4 192 4 10 にんにょう・ひとあし 象形 Pictographic In the beginning were just two who walked on human legs.

Accepted Answer

ゲン、ガン ちか, はじめ, はる, ゆき, よし 根元(ねもと): root; source; origin; foundation; base; principle地元(じもと): (1) home area; home town (2) local元首(げんしゅ): ruler; sovereign元気(げんき): health(y); robust; vigor; vigour; energy; vitality; vim; stamina; spirit; courage; pep元日(がんじつ): New Year's Day還元(かんげん): resolution; reduction; return to origins手元(てもと): (1) (money) on hand or at home; one's purse (handbag) (2) usual skill元来(がんらい): originally; primarily; essentially; logically; naturally元年(がんねん): first year (of a specific reign)元素(げんそ): chemical element元(もと): former; ex-お元気ですか(おげんきですか): how are you? 2 二: two; two radical (no.2)八: eight; eight radical (no. 12) 儿 2 (none) beginning In the beginning God created woman, and God asked her how she liked his work. Woman replied, "Well, you know how I have two eyes, two arms, two legs... it seems redundant to have three breasts. It would look more symmetrical with two." God nodded, and the middle breast fell off... and it was good. Woman picked up the breast and said, "Thank you, God! But what do I do with this useless boob?" And God created man. That´s why the women today only have two boobs to match their two human legs.

Kanji	元
Onyomi	ゲン、ガン
Kunyomi	もと
Nanori	ちか, はじめ, はる, ゆき, よし
English	beginning, former time, origin
Examples	根元(ねもと): root; source; origin; foundation; base; principle 地元(じもと): (1) home area; home town (2) local 元首(げんしゅ): ruler; sovereign 元気(げんき): health(y); robust; vigor; vigour; energy; vitality; vim; stamina; spirit; courage; pep 元日(がんじつ): New Year's Day 還元(かんげん): resolution; reduction; return to origins 手元(てもと): (1) (money) on hand or at home; one's purse (handbag) (2) usual skill 元来(がんらい): originally; primarily; essentially; logically; naturally 元年(がんねん): first year (of a specific reign) 元素(げんそ): chemical element 元(もと): former; ex- お元気ですか(おげんきですか): how are you?
JLPT Level	4
Jouyou Grade	2
Frequency	192
Components	二: two; two radical (no.2) 八: eight; eight radical (no. 12)
Number of Strokes	4
Kanji Radical	儿
Radical Number	10
Radical Strokes	2
Radical Reading	にんにょう・ひとあし
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	象形 Pictographic
Keyword	beginning
Koohii Story 1	In the beginning were just two who walked on human legs.
Koohii Story 2	In the beginning God created woman, and God asked her how she liked his work. Woman replied, "Well, you know how I have two eyes, two arms, two legs... it seems redundant to have three breasts. It would look more symmetrical with two." God nodded, and the middle breast fell off... and it was good. Woman picked up the breast and said, "Thank you, God! But what do I do with this useless boob?" And God created man. That´s why the women today only have two boobs to match their two human legs.

God Beginning Home Radical Human Legs Created Woman