Jiten beta

基(もと)
Rank #7,816

Meanings

  • noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    1. origin; source; beginning
  • 2. basis; base; foundation; root
  • 3. cause
  • 4. (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock
  • 5. (one's) side
  • 6. capital; principal; cost price
  • 7. root (of a plant); (tree) trunk
  • 8. part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand)
  • 9. first three lines of a waka
  • counter
    10. counter for plants or trees
  • 11. counter for falcons (in falconry)

Readings

本
(48%)
元
(36%)
もと
(9%)
素
(3%)
基
(1%)
因
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Appears in 1107 media