コンポン
Meanings
Noun
1. root; source; origin
2. foundation; basis; essence
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
fundamental; basic
fundamental (basic) principles; fundamentals; ground rules
radical evil (in Kantian philosophy)
fundamentalism
fundamental schism (between the early Sthaviravāda and Mahāsāṃghika Buddhist schools)
Examples (4 in total)
Greetings are the basis of good manners.
Imagination is the root of all civilization.
Majority rule is a basic principle of democracy.