jpdb beta

1. origin; source

2. base; basis; foundation; root

3. cause

4. ingredient; material

5. (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location

6. original cost (or capital, principal, etc.)

7. (plant) root; (tree) trunk

8. first section of a waka

9. handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip

1. unknown (e.g. in an equation)

2. element (of a set)

3. yuan (monetary unit of China)

4. New Taiwan dollar

5. Yuan dynasty (China, 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty; Mongol dynasty

1. yuan (monetary unit of China)

1. former; ex-; past; one-time

2. earlier times; the past; previous state

3. formerly; previously; originally; before