けん
乾
げん
元

noun

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  1. Kengen era (1302.11.21-1303.8.5).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けん
乾
げん
元
 乾元 けんげん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

drought, dry, dessicate
カン　かわ.く　いぬい (Early Jr. High, N2)
eminent(卓) variant
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
early, fast
はや.い　サッ　ソウ (1st, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
beg, invite, ask
こ.う　コツ　キツ (Late High School)
person, (人 variant)
the latter, duplicate, strange
おと-　オツ　イツ (Late Jr. High, N1)
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)