1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
cuervo (jap: karasu)
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
hanafuda
dealt hand containing only 1-point cards (scoring combination)
Other forms
空巣 【からす】 · 皆素 【からす】
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
origin;source;beginning
esp. 元
憲政の危機が始まったのは、このような状況のもとであった。
It was under these circumstances that the constitutional crisis began.
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
basis;base;foundation;root
oft. 基
私たちは人をその人の人格を基に判断しようと考えるかもしれないが、それらは一見したところでははっきりわからないものである。
Although we may intend to judge a person on the basis of his or her personal qualities, they are not visible at first sight.
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
cause
also written as 因, 原
その事務員は過労がもとで死んだ。
The clerk died from overwork.
4
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
(raw) material;ingredient;base;mix (e.g. for a cake);(soup) stock
esp. 素
5
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
only applies to
元
(one's) side
彼はなぜ妻が彼のもとを去ったのかわからなかった。
He had no idea why his wife left him.
6
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
only applies to
元
capital;principal;cost price
7
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
root (of a plant);(tree) trunk
8
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand)
9
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
first three lines of a waka
10
counter
only applies to
本
counter for plants or trees
11
counter
only applies to
本
counter for falcons (in falconry)
Other forms
本 【もと】 · 素 【もと】 · 基 【もと】 · 因 【もと】 (search-only kanji form)
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
white silk
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
mathematics
prime
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
chemistry
principle
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
one's nature;one's feelings;oneself
どうやら、さっきのは演技ではなく、素だったらしい。
It seems like that she wasn't acting back then; they were her real feelings.
2
nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
plain;unadorned;undecorated;unadulterated;au naturel
3
prefix
derogatory
mere;poor
before a noun
4
prefix
exceedingly
before an adjective
