KANAE
Character · Qualities

元

もと motoがんたん gantanのどもと nodomoto

origin, beginning

Composition

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Origin

A person (儿) whose head is marked by two strokes: the head, hence the beginning.

In the thoughts

  1. 元旦gantanNew Year's morning
  2. 喉元nodomotothroat

Proverbs carrying this character

  1. 058 The mouth is the source of misfortune.
  2. 159 The year's plan is drawn on New Year's morning.
  3. 170 Once past the throat, the burn is forgotten.

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