Kanji元
Readingげん
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lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
two dimensions; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn; two-dimensional
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
three dimensions; 3D; 3-D; real world; IRL; in real life
sovereign; ruler; head of state
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
different dimension
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to pep up; to cheer up
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
keep up your strength; chin up!
another dimension; different level; whole other level
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
pre-era; BC; BCE
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; genrō (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
era; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)
unknown (e.g. in an equation); element (of a set); yuan (monetary unit of China); (Taiwan) dollar; Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty
commander-in-chief; generalissimo
high dimension; higher dimensions
fourth dimension; four dimensions; 4D
tengen; central black dot on a go board; Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15); Tengen (professional title)
lighten up!; cheer up!
Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7)
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
mid-year gift; summer gift
Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)
take care; take good care of yourself
multidimensional
Hōgen era (1156.4.27-1159.4.20)
to encourage; to give courage to
low-level; trivial; coarse; low-dimension
change of era
principal; capital; income-producing assets
the four classical chemical elements (fire, earth, air and water)
righting moment; restoring force; stability
various factors or elements
Gentoku era (1329.8.29-1331.8.9)
pluralism; diversity
Genna era (1615.7.13-1624.2.30); Genwa era
single element; unitary; one era; one unknown
duality; binary (system)
Mongol invasions of Japan (1274, 1281)
extremely healthy; lively; in good spirits
archetype (in Jungian theory)
source of information; intelligence source; message source
full of energy; full of liveliness; full of pep
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts
pep-up; reassurance; pick-me-up; restorative; energizer
teaching unit; module
symbol of vitality; vibrant presence; being renowned for activeness
monistic; unitary; unified; centralized; centralised
Supreme Military Council (1898-1945)
Yuanshi Tianzun (one of the supreme divinities of Taoism)
Genkō era (1331.8.9-1334.1.29)
4D pocket; magical pocket that can hold any item
former job; former position
Daisuke Jigen (Lupin III)
unification; centralization; centralisation
chemical symbol (e.g. H for hydrogen); element symbol
Genroku period (1688-1704); Genroku era
full of energy; full of liveliness; full of pep
Yuan dynasty Chinese-Mongolian military
Genchū era (of the Southern Court; 1384.4.28-1392.10.5)
elder statesman
Engen era (of the Southern Court; 1336.2.29-1340.4.28)
lantern festival, held on the night of the 15th day of the first month in the lunar calendar
pluralistic; plural
Genbun era (1736.4.28-1741.2.27)
lively person; spirited person; energetic person; live wire
big three dragons; winning hand consisting of pungs or kongs of each of the three types of dragon tiles
the flourishing mid-Shōwa period (1960s and early 1970s) of peace, rapid economic growth, and life of ease
renminbi (currency of China); Chinese yuan
Empire Day (February 11th; national holiday held from 1872 to 1948)
Angen era (1175.7.28-1177.8.4)
15th day of the 1st, 7th and 10th lunar months; heaven, earth and man; January 1; New Year's Day; ternary
Genkyū era (1204.2.20-1206.4.27)
root; source; origin; cause
new era; new epoch
15th day of the 1st lunar month
trace element; micronutrient
Genkō era (1321.2.23-1324.12.9)
restoration; restoration (restorative) work
(of juice, etc.) "from concentrate"
common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); kidney bean; navy bean; wax bean; green bean; string bean
centralized management; integrated management; central control
trading unit (of shares)
common bean; green bean
Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty; Mongol dynasty
Jōgen era (1207.10.25-1211.3.9); Shōgen era
Genryaku era (1184.4.16-1185.8.14)
brimming with vitality; full of vigor; full of life
duality; dualism
two dimensional code (e.g. QR code); 2D barcode; matrix barcode
2.5D (projection); pseudo-3D; 2D representation of a 3D object with added depth or height information; half fictional (anime, manga, etc.) and half real-life; between the 2D and 3D worlds (figures, cosplayers, stage adaptations, etc.)
principal and interest
recovering one's spirits; rejuvenation; refection
Kengen era (1302.11.21-1303.8.5)
cashback rewards; point rewards; point rebate
two dimensional code (e.g. QR code); 2D barcode; matrix barcode
good and evil dualism; Manicheanism
Genkō War (1331-1333); Genkō Incident
returning profits to customers; lowering prices to make up for profits (e.g. from exchange rate changes); distribution of profits (to staff, shareholders)
short and round sleeves of a kimono
dimensionless number
Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty; Mongol dynasty
Christian Era; CE
Kōgen era (1256.10.5-1257.3.14)
radioelement; radioactive element
Gangyō era (877.4.16-885.2.21); Genkei era
description from one perspective
reducing agent; reductant
yuanqu (form of Chinese classical drama); Yuan drama
Kangen era (1243.2.26-1247.2.28)
Kagen era (1303.8.5-1306.12.14)
commoners; the masses
night of the 15th day of the first month in the lunar calendar
head gangster
cost price; purchase price; cost; production cost; manufacturing cost; prime cost
the practice of assigning one era name to one emperor
Chōgen era (1028.7.25-1037.4.21)
Gen'ō era (1319.4.28-1321.2.23)
oxidation-reduction reaction; redox reaction
little three dragons; winning hand that contains two pungs or kongs of dragons and a pair of the third dragon
rare-earth element; rare-earth metal
show of courage
15th day of the 10th lunar month
infinite-dimensional
hypercomplex equation; plural equation
inverse element
identity element; neutral element
zero milestone
Gen'ei era (1118.4.3-1120.4.10)
General Douglas MacArthur
Sogensha, Inc. (publisher)
green beans; French beans; string beans
common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Tengen competition
Shōgen era (1259.3.26-1260.4.13)
native element mineral; native element
Genkō Incident (1331-1333); Genkō War
white kidney bean
specification table; specification sheet
transuranium element; transuranic element; super heavy element
transuranium element; transuranic element; super heavy element
reproduction; replica; facsimile; reconstruction
Gennin era (1224.11.20-1225.4.20)
Jōgen era (976.7.13-978.11.29); Teigen era
Genna armistice (period following the fall of Osaka Castle in 1615)
cannellini bean; white kidney bean; navy bean; haricot bean; great northern bean
digital renminbi; digital yuan; e-CNY
denominated in Chinese yuan; denominated in renminbi
Holocene Era (calendar year numbering system); Human Era
administrative unification of day-care centers and kindergartens
multidimensional classification system
multiple access method; channel access method
dimensionless quantity
broadcast in which participants speak from different stations
topological dimension
platinum group metals; platinum group elements
Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials; IMRAM
halogen family elements
prime element
broadcast originating from multiple locations
primitive element (of a finite field)
dimensional regularisation; dimensional regularization
Festival of Origins (January 3)
oxygen family element; chalcogen
nitrogen group (group 15 of the periodic table)
transactinide elements; transactinides; super-heavy elements
night of the 15th day of the first month in the lunar calendar
being returned (sent back) to the drawing board
singularism; monadism; monophyletism
Yamamoto sect (of Shin Buddhism); Sangen sect
New History of Yuan (1919 historical text by Ke Shaomin)
quaternary material (e.g. semiconductor)
ternary material (e.g. semiconductor)
unprecedented monetary easing (by the Bank of Japan in 2013)
black turtle bean; black bean
periodic table of the elements
unprecedented monetary easing (by the Bank of Japan in 2013)
nilpotent element
zero element
dimensionality reduction; dimension reduction
transition element; transition metal
former surname; original surname
New Taiwan dollar
merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk
American kestrel (Falco sparverius)
Amur falcon (Falco amurensis); eastern red-footed falcon
lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni)
scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus)