川の元をたどると山に着く。
If you trace the river to its origin, you'll reach the mountain.
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Kanji 元, meaning beginning, appears in 5 Japanese example sentences with translation.
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川の元をたどると山に着く。
If you trace the river to its origin, you'll reach the mountain.
元の場所に本を戻してください。
Please put the book back in its original place.
計画は元から無理だった。
The plan was impossible from the beginning.
彼は会社の元社長です。
He is the former president of the company.
火事の元は古い配線だった。
The cause of the fire was old wiring.