(こん) (n) (1) stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; persistence; (2) (See 基・き・1) radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); (3) {math} root; (4) {Buddh} indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs) [EDICT]
(ね) (n) (1) root (of a plant); (2) root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); (3) root root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis; (4) one's true nature; (5) (fishing) reef; (P) [EDICT]
(gēn, ㄍㄣ) radical (chem.); root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings [CE-DICT]
本
(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]
哪
(nǎ, ㄋㄚˇ) how; which [CE-DICT]
(na, ㄋㄚ˙) (particle equivalent to 啊 after noun ending in -n) [CE-DICT]
(něi, ㄋㄟˇ) which? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier) [CE-DICT]
怕
(pà, ㄆㄚˋ) to be afraid; to fear [CE-DICT]
简
(jiǎn, ㄐㄧㄢˇ) simple [CE-DICT]
直
(じか) (n-pref,adj-no,n) (See 直に・じかに) direct [EDICT]
(じき) (adj-na,adv,n) (1) soon; in a moment; before long; shortly; (2) nearby; close; (adj-no,n) (3) direct; (4) (See 直取引) spot transaction; cash transaction; (P) [EDICT]
(ただ) (adj-na,n,adv) (arch) straight; direct [EDICT]
(ちょく) (adj-na,adv,n) (1) direct; in person; frankness; honesty; simplicity; cheerfulness; correctness; being straight; (2) (See 当直) night duty; shift (e.g. in a factory); (P) [EDICT]