元

Meanings

1. 1origin
2. 2source
3. 3beginning
4. 4basis
5. 5base
6. 6foundation
7. 7root
8. 8cause
9. 9(raw) material
10. 10ingredient
11. 11mix (e.g. for a cake)
12. 12(soup) stock
13. 13(one's) side
14. 14capital
15. 15principal
16. 16cost price
17. 17root (of a plant)
18. 18(tree) trunk
19. 19part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand)
20. 20first three lines of a waka
21. 21counter for plants or trees
22. 22counter for falcons (in falconry)

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