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    3. 根元

    根元

    根ね元もと

    base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.)

    NTNounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab14 strokes

    根本根もと

    ねもと

    Noun

    1.
    base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.), (part near the) root, roots (of one's hair)
    2.
    root (e.g. of a problem), source

    Stroke 0 / 14

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    Kanji that make up this word

    根
    ね・-ね…(1)
    root・radical・head (pimple)
    元
    もと…(7)
    beginning・former time・origin
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