| 68 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 117 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 106 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 328 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 275 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 106 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 121 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 60 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 137 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 137 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 245 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 141 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2428 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1226 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1690 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 59 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1340 | Morohashi |
| 1929 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 343 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 59 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 63 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 408 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 89 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
192 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 元 【ゲン】 unknown (e.g. in an equation), element (of a set), yuan (monetary unit of China), New Taiwan dollar, Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368), Yüan dynasty, Mongol dynasty
- 原価 【ゲンカ】 cost price
- 中元 【チュウゲン】 15th day of the 7th lunar month, (last day of) Bon lantern festival, mid-year gift, summer gift, Bon Festival gifts
- 抗原 【コウゲン】 antigen
- 元祖 【ガンソ】 originator, pioneer, inventor, founder, progenitor, primogenitor, founder of a family line
- 元日 【ガンジツ】 New Year's Day
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 元 【もと】 former, ex-, past, one-time, earlier times, the past, previous state, formerly, previously, originally, before
- 家元 【いえもと】 head of a school (of music, dance), head family of a school
- 胸元 【むなもと】 breast, chest, pit of the stomach, solar plexus, epigastrium
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちか、 はじめ、 はる、 ゆき、 よし
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- comienzo
- principio
- origen
- jefe
Portuguese
- começo
- tempo anterior
- origem
French
- commencement
- origine
- ancien temps
| 3057 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 1021.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5143 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1513 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 勲 【クン】 merit (esp. order of merit)
- 勲章 【クンショウ】 decoration, order, medal
- 叙勲 【ジョクン】 conferring of decorations
- 殊勲 【シュクン】 distinguished services, meritorious deeds
Kun reading compounds
- 勲 【いさお】 distinguished service, meritorious service
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさむ
- Korean:
- hun
Spanish
- acción meritoria
- servicio distinguido
- mérito
Portuguese
- ato meritório
- mérito
French
- mérite
- haut fait
- fait méritoire
| 1191 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1312 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2794 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1296 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1106 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2407 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1773 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1905 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1709 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1284 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3560 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1838 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2500 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1693 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2463 | Morohashi |
| 2869 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 560 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1677 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1808 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1781 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2240 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d11.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-11-4 | SKIP code |
| 2433.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52f2 | Unicode hex code |