単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#575 most used

元

もと1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

origin; source

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

The origin of this word is English.

written for Tangoya

MEANINGS

1

origin; source; beginning

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

2

basis; base; foundation; root

noun

3

cause

noun

4

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

noun

5

(one's) side

noun

6

capital; principal; cost price

noun

7

root (of a plant); (tree) trunk

noun

8

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

noun

9

first three lines of a waka

noun

10

counter for plants or trees

counter

11

counter for falcons (in falconry)

counter

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#575 most used

Written元、本、素、基

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium