元凶 (げんきょう)ringleader; main culprit; main cause

ringleader; main culpritnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
main cause; sourcenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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Kanji in 元凶

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地元じもとhome area; home town
元もとorigin; source
元首げんしゅsovereign; ruler
元気げんきlively; full of spirit
元日がんじつNew Year's Day
足元あしもとat one's feet; underfoot
身元みもとperson's identity; ID
元年がんねんfirst year (of an imperial era)
凶作きょうさくbad harvest; poor crop
凶悪きょうあくatrocious; fiendish
凶器きょうきdangerous weapon; lethal weapon
凶きょうbad luck; bad fortune
凶弾きょうだんassassin's bullet
凶暴きょうぼうferocious; brutal
大凶だいきょうterrible luck; very bad luck
凶事きょうじcalamity; misfortune

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