Chinese

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primary; first; fundamental
primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
 
to rule; to govern; to manage
to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); cure; treatment; to heal
 
simp. and trad.
(元治)

Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 元治 (Genji).

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元治

  1. the Genji era of Japanese history

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
げん
Grade: 2

Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of Middle Chinese-derived elements (gen, original) +‎ (ji, rule, command). The era name was composed based on divination using the I Ching.[1]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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 元治 on Japanese Wikipedia
 Genji (era) on Wikipedia

(げん)() (Genji

  1. the Genji era, 1864–1865

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN