素もと

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Meanings

1. 1.

   origin; source; beginning

   esp. 元

   noun
2. 2.

   basis; base; foundation; root

   oft. 基

   noun
3. 3.

   cause

   also written as 因, 原

   noun
4. 4.

   (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock

   esp. 素

   noun
5. 5.

   root (of a plant); (tree) trunk

   noun
6. 6.

   part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand)

   noun
7. 7.

   first three lines of a waka

   noun

Related words

• 和歌わか

  waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae