noun:

• origin; main branch of family

noun:

• foot of a mountain; base of a mountain ➜ 山下【さんか】
• mine; colliery - esp. 山元
• owner of a mountain; operator of a mine - esp. 山元

noun:

• (business) manager

noun:

• 15th day of the 1st lunar month

noun:

• 15th day of the 10th lunar month

noun:

• common bean; green bean ➜ 隠元豆

noun:

• 15th day of the 1st, 7th and 10th lunar months ➜ 上元・中元・下元
• heaven, earth and man
• 1st January; New Year's Day

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• ternary - Chemistry term

noun:

• Jōgen era (976.7.13-978.11.29); Teigen era

noun:

• central black dot on a go board
• Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15)

noun:

• prime element - Mathematics term

noun:

• near one's knee
• under the protection of (e.g. one's parents); under the care of
• territory of a powerful person ［ひざもと］ ➜ お膝元
• address used after the names of one's parents, grandparents, etc. in a letter ［しっか］

noun:

• head of fisherman's group or union

noun:

• Kangen era (1243.2.26-1247.2.28)

noun:

• Angen era (1175.7.28-1177.8.4)

noun:

• base of the throat; bottom of the neck

noun:

• type of jōruri narrative performance ➜ 清元節

noun:

• teaching unit

noun:

• commoners; the masses - archaism

noun:

• Engen era (of the Southern Court) (1336.2.29-1340.4.28)

noun:

• Kōgen era (1256.10.5-1257.3.14)

noun / ~する noun:

• change of era

noun:

• Shōgen era (1259.3.26-1260.4.13)

noun:

• mouth; lips
• shape of the mouth
• near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

noun:

• throat

noun:

• plant foot treatment (stump, root) - obscure term