Kanji
元
Origin
Also: Beginning, Former Time, Source
On'yomi
- げん gen
- がん gan
Kun'yomi
- もと moto
Stroke count, radical and JLPT level of 元
元 has 4 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 儿 (legs), number 10. Hashidari places it at JLPT N4. Japanese students learn it in grade 2 of elementary school.
No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji