(ほん) (n) (1) (See ご本・ごほん) book; volume; (pref) (2) main; head; this; our; present; real; (ctr) (3) counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; (P) [EDICT]
(běn, ㄅㄣˇ) roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (classifier for books, periodicals, files etc) [CE-DICT]
基
(き) (n) (1) {chem} (See 官能基) group; (2) (See 遊離基) (free) radical; (ctr) (3) counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones) [EDICT]
(もとい) (n) (1) (arch) basis; foundation; (2) cause [EDICT]
(もと) (n) (1) (usu. 元) origin; source; (2) (esp. 基) base; basis; foundation; root; (3) (also 因, 原) cause; (4) (esp. 素) ingredient; material; (5) (元 only) (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location; (6) original cost (or capital, principal, etc.); (7) (plant) root; (tree) trunk; (8) (See 和歌) first section of a waka; (ctr) (9) (本 only) counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry); (n) (10) handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip; (P) [EDICT]
(ちょぼ;ぼち;ぼつ;チョボ) (n) (1) (uk) dot; point; mark; (2) (ちょぼ, チョボ only) (See 義太夫) gidayuu musicians (in kabuki) [EDICT]
(てん) (n,n-suf) (1) spot; mark; (2) point; dot; (3) mark (e.g. in exam); score; points; (ctr) (4) counter for goods or items; (P) [EDICT]
(diǎn, ㄉㄧㄢˇ) point; dot; speck; drop; decimal point; point of a scale; point in a theory or argument; downwards-right convex character stroke; a little (usually 一點|一点); a jot; beat (of percussion instrument); to draw a dot; to touch slightly; to drip; classifier for i [CE-DICT]