(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]
尽
(はたて) (n) (arch) end; limit; extremity [EDICT]
(じん) (n,n-suf) (abbr) (See 尽日) last day (of the month) [EDICT]
(ずく;づく) (suf) (1) (uk) (after a noun) relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; (2) with the sole purpose of ...; (3) based on (mutual consent, etc.) [EDICT]
(jǐn, ㄐㄧㄣˇ) to the utmost [CE-DICT]
(jìn, ㄐㄧㄣˋ) to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost; exhausted; finished; to the limit (of sth) [CE-DICT]
管
(かん(P);くだ(P)) (n,n-suf) pipe; tube; (P) [EDICT]
(guǎn, ㄍㄨㄢˇ) to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; tube; pipe; surname Guan [CE-DICT]
