元
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Meanings
- origin, source, beginning
- basis, base, foundation, root
- cause
- (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock
- (one's) side
- capital, principal, cost price
- root (of a plant), (tree) trunk
- part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand)
- first three lines of a waka
- counter for plants or trees
- counter for falcons (in falconry)
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What is the base/ingredient for this dish?
Failure can sometimes be the source of success.
She said she wanted to return to her former company.
Please buy some soup stock at the supermarket.
It is necessary to thoroughly investigate the root cause of the accident.
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