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根ね本もと
Meanings
Noun
1. base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair)
And there, at the base of that tree, was that dog.
2. root (e.g. of a problem); source
We have to solve the problem at its root.
Alt. forms
根ね元もと
85%
根ね本もと
10%
根ねもと
3%
Kanji used
根
root
本
book
Pitch accent
ね
もと
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Composed of
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient