| 元 | もと | origin, source; base, foundation; cause; ingredient; (somebody's) side, (somebody's) location; original cost (or capital, principal, etc.); trunk; first section of a waka; counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry) |
| 地元 | じもと | home area, home town; local |
| 元首 | げんしゅ | ruler, sovereign |
| 元気 | げんき | health(y), robust, vigor, vigour, energy, vitality, vim, stamina, spirit, courage, pep |
| 元日 | がんじつ, がんにち | New Year's Day |
| 身元 | みもと | person's identity, ID, past, background |
| 足元 | あしもと, そっか | at one's feet, underfoot; gait, pace, step; you, thou |
| 還元 | かんげん | resolution, reduction, return to origins |
| 元年 | がんねん | first year (of a specific reign) |
| 次元 | じげん | dimension; perspective, point of reference, level (of something) |
