さん
三
げん
元

noun

  1. 15th day of the 1st, 7th and 10th lunar months.
  2. heaven, earth and man.
  3. January 1, New Year's Day.

noun or verb acting predominately

Chemistry term.
  1. ternary.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
さん
三
げん
元
 三元 さんげん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
beginning, former time, origin
ゲン　もと　ガン (2nd, N4)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)