(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]
(す) (adj-no,n) (1) plain; unadorned; undecorated; unadulterated; au naturel; (pref) (2) (derog) (before a noun) mere; poor; (3) (before an adjective) exceedingly [EDICT]
(そ) (adj-na,n,adj-no) (1) plain, white silk; (2) {math} (See 互いに素) prime; (P) [EDICT]
(sù, ㄙㄨˋ) plain; element [CE-DICT]
由
(よし) (n) reason; significance; cause; (P) [EDICT]
(yóu, ㄧㄡˊ) to follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; to; to leave it (to sb); by (introduces passive verb) [CE-DICT]
沃
(wò, ㄨㄛˋ) fertile; rich; to irrigate; to wash (of river) [CE-DICT]
尔
(ěr, ㄦˇ) thus; so; like that; you; thou [CE-DICT]
顿
(dùn, ㄉㄨㄣˋ) stop; pause; to arrange; to lay out; to kowtow; to stamp; at once; classifier for meals, beating, tellings off etc: time, bout, spell, meal [CE-DICT]
