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God Beginning Home Radical Human Legs Created Woman

Kanji
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
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.

Tags: jlpt.n4, grade2, kanjifreq1-250

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