元始 is read as げんし (genshi) and means origin.
げんし
genshi
げんしさい
Festival of Origins (January 3)
げんしてんそん
Yuanshi Tianzun (one of the supreme divinities of Taoism)
がんじつ
New Year's Day
もと
earlier times
がんきん
capital
げんき
healthy
がんぽん
principal (invest.)
がんらい
in the first place
もともと
none the worse (for)
がんねん
first year (of an imperial era)
もとより
of course
もとで
asset