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[ichi1,news1,nf05] [ichi1] [sK]
もと [ichi1,news1,nf05]
1. [n]
《esp. 元》
▶ origin
▶ source
▶ beginning
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2542180 酛【もと】 1. yeast starter; yeast mash
2. [n]
《oft. 基》
▶ basis
▶ base
▶ foundation
▶ root
3. [n]
《also written as 因, 原》
▶ cause
4. [n]
《esp. 素》
▶ (raw) material
▶ ingredient
▶ base
▶ mix (e.g. for a cake)
▶ (soup) stock
5. (元 only) [n]
▶ (one's) side
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2004390 下【もと】 4. (someone's) side; (someone's) location
6. (元 only) [n]
▶ capital
▶ principal
▶ cost price
7. [n]
▶ root (of a plant)
▶ (tree) trunk
8. [n]
▶ part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand)
9. [n]
▶ first three lines of a waka
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1562000 和歌 1. waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
10. (本 only) [ctr]
▶ counter for plants or trees
11. (本 only) [ctr]
▶ counter for falcons (in falconry)



History:
9. A 2024-01-07 00:40:52  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
8. A* 2024-01-07 00:33:01  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, luminous, wisdom, daij, koj
  Comments:
Yes, it should.
"blades of grass" doesn't look right.
Cleaned up some of the other senses.
  Diff:
@@ -19,0 +20,4 @@
+<k_ele>
+<keb>因</keb>
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
+</k_ele>
@@ -28 +32 @@
-<s_inf>usu. 元</s_inf>
+<s_inf>esp. 元</s_inf>
@@ -30,0 +35 @@
+<gloss>beginning</gloss>
@@ -34 +39,2 @@
-<s_inf>esp. 基</s_inf>
+<s_inf>oft. 基</s_inf>
+<gloss>basis</gloss>
@@ -36 +41,0 @@
-<gloss>basis</gloss>
@@ -42 +47 @@
-<s_inf>also 因, 原</s_inf>
+<s_inf>also written as 因, 原</s_inf>
@@ -47,0 +53 @@
+<gloss>(raw) material</gloss>
@@ -49 +54,0 @@
-<gloss>material</gloss>
@@ -51,2 +56,2 @@
-<gloss>mix</gloss>
-<gloss>stock</gloss>
+<gloss>mix (e.g. for a cake)</gloss>
+<gloss>(soup) stock</gloss>
@@ -57,2 +62,8 @@
-<gloss>(someone's) side</gloss>
-<gloss>(someone's) location</gloss>
+<gloss>(one's) side</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<stagk>元</stagk>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>capital</gloss>
+<gloss>principal</gloss>
+<gloss>cost price</gloss>
@@ -62,5 +73 @@
-<gloss>original cost (or capital, principal, etc.)</gloss>
-</sense>
-<sense>
-<pos>&n;</pos>
-<gloss>(plant) root</gloss>
+<gloss>root (of a plant)</gloss>
@@ -70,0 +78,4 @@
+<gloss>part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand)</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
@@ -72 +83 @@
-<gloss>first section of a waka</gloss>
+<gloss>first three lines of a waka</gloss>
@@ -77,2 +88 @@
-<gloss>counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc.</gloss>
-<gloss>counter for falcons (in falconry)</gloss>
+<gloss>counter for plants or trees</gloss>
@@ -81,3 +91,3 @@
-<pos>&n;</pos>
-<gloss>handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.)</gloss>
-<gloss>grip</gloss>
+<stagk>本</stagk>
+<pos>&ctr;</pos>
+<gloss>counter for falcons (in falconry)</gloss>
7. A* 2024-01-05 22:32:17  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Maybe this should be two glosses
  Diff:
@@ -77 +77,2 @@
-<gloss>counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry)</gloss>
+<gloss>counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc.</gloss>
+<gloss>counter for falcons (in falconry)</gloss>
6. A 2021-11-19 10:46:08  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Converting somebody to someone
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -57,2 +57,2 @@
-<gloss>(somebody's) side</gloss>
-<gloss>(somebody's) location</gloss>
+<gloss>(someone's) side</gloss>
+<gloss>(someone's) location</gloss>
5. A 2021-10-21 00:14:43  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Quiet. Closing.
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