元凶 (げんきょう) — ringleader, main culprit, main cause | MojiMori

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元げん凶きょう ringleader

2 characters 漢語 kango 漢語 (kango) — Sino-Japanese compound: all kanji use on'yomi (Chinese-derived) readings. noun

genkyou

げんきょう

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Meanings

ringleader
main culprit
main cause
source

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

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Words with 元 (24)

元(もと) moto origin 地(じ)元(もと) jimoto local 元(げん)気(き) genki healthy 次(じ)元(げん) jigen dimension 手(て)元(もと) temoto at hand 元々(もと) motomoto originally 還(かん)元(げん) kangen reduction 足(あし)元(もと) ashimoto at one's feet

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Words with 凶 (4)

凶(きょう)悪(あく) kyouaku atrocious 凶(きょう) kyou misfortune 凶(きょう)作(さく) kyousaku bad harvest 凶(きょう)器(き) kyouki dangerous weapon