げん
Meanings
Noun
Math
1. unknown (e.g. in an equation)
2. element (of a set)
3. yuan (monetary unit of China)
4. New Taiwan dollar
5. Yuan dynasty (China, 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty; Mongol dynasty
Kanji used
origin
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (71 in total)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.
three dimensions; three dimensional; 3D; real world; IRL (in real life)
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
sovereign; ruler; head of state
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; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
era; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)
to pep up; to cheer up
high dimension; higher dimensions
central black dot on a go board; Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15)
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
pluralism; diversity
change of era
Genna era (1615.7.13-1624.2.30); Genwa era
Gentoku era (1329.8.29-1331.8.9)
various factors or elements
duality; binary (system)
Mongol invasions of Japan (1274, 1281)
teaching unit
source of information; intelligence source; message source
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
one dimensional
mark of liveliness; sign of activity
former job; former position
Yuan-Dynasty Chinese-Mongolian military
elder statesman
Genbun era (1736.4.28-1741.2.27)
Genchū era (of the Southern Court; 1384.4.28-1392.10.5)
renminbi; Chinese yuan
to encourage; to give courage to
15th day of the 1st, 7th and 10th lunar months; heaven, earth and man; January 1; New Year's Day; ternary
15th day of the 1st lunar month
pep-up; reassurance; pick-me-up; restorative; energizer
root; source; origin; cause
Jōgen era (1207.10.25-1211.3.9); Shōgen era
principal and interest
Kengen era (1302.11.21-1303.8.5)
Yuan dynasty (China, 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty; Mongol dynasty
yuanqu (form of Chinese classical drama); Yuan drama
Kangen era (1243.2.26-1247.2.28)
cost price
Chōgen era (1028.7.25-1037.4.21)
Gen'ō era (1319.4.28-1321.2.23)
little three dragons; winning hand that contains two pungs or kongs of dragons and a pair of the third dragon
15th day of the 10th lunar month
head gangster
inverse element
identity element; neutral element
Shōgen era (1259.3.26-1260.4.13)
Gennin era (1224.11.20-1225.4.20)
Jōgen era (976.7.13-978.11.29); Teigen era
prime element
Yamamoto sect (of Shin Buddhism); Sangen sect
zero element
former surname; original surname
New Taiwan dollar
nilpotent element