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 (7th, 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 (11th)
person(人) variant
the latter, duplicate, strange
おと-　オツ　イツ (8th, 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)