ねもと

Japanese

Etymology
Alternative spellings
根元
根本

根 (ne, “root”) +‎ 元 (moto, “origin”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ねもと​ [nèmótóꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ne̞mo̞to̞]

Noun

ねもと • (nemoto) ←ねもと (nemoto)?

  1. 根元, 根本: area near the root of a plant or anything similar
    木(き)の根(ね)元(もと)
    ki no nemoto
    base of a tree
    羽(はね)の根(ね)元(もと)
    hane no nemoto
    base of a feather
    注(ちゅう)射(しゃ)針(ばり)の根(ね)元(もと)
    chūshabari no nemoto
    base of an injection needle
  2. 根元, 根本: base of a pillar or a standing object
  3. 根元, 根本: source or basis of something

See also

Proper noun

ねもと • (Nemoto) ←ねもと (nemoto)?

  1. 根本: a surname

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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