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[もと()]
moto
noun, counter

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English Meaning(s) for 素

noun
  1. origin; source (usu. 元)
  2. base; basis; foundation; root (esp. 基)
  3. cause (also 因, 原)
  4. ingredient; material (esp. 素)
  5. (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location
  6. original cost (or capital, principal, etc.)
  7. (plant) root; (tree) trunk
  8. first section of a waka
counter
  1. counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry)
noun
  1. handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip

Definition and Synonyms for 素

Group two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
Synonyms: クラスター, , ,
Material artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
Synonyms: クロス, クロス, マテリアル, テキスタイル, ファブリック, , , 反物, 呉服, , , 布切れ, 布地, 布帛, , , 服地, , , 生地, 生地, , , 織り, 織る, 織り地, 織布, 織物
Base lowest support of a structure
Synonyms: ベース, ベース, , 土台, , , 基底, 基礎, 基部, 最下部, , , 根っこ, 根元, 根本, 根本, 根源, , 礎石, 足元
Ingredient a component of a mixture or compound
Synonyms: , 成分, 材料, , , 素材, 食材
Work the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)
Synonyms: ワーク, , 作品, 作業, , 制作, 創作, 力作, 労作, 書籍, , 着る, 細工物, 芝居, , 著作, 著書, 述作
Base the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
Synonyms: ベース, ベース, 下地, , 土台, , , 基本, 基盤, 基礎, 根元, 根底, 根本, 根本
Book a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
Synonyms: ブック, , 単行本, 図書, , , 巻帙, 教科書, , , 書冊, 書史, 書巻, 書物, 書籍, 書誌, , ご本, 着る, 竹帛, 編章, , 著作, 著作物, 著書, 読み物, 述作, 韋編
Volume a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications
Synonyms: ベリューム, ボリューム, ヴォリューム, 一巻, 一巻, , , , , , 巻く, 巻帙, 巻数, 書物, 書籍, , , 韋編
Material information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
Synonyms: たね, ねた, ユアン, , , , , 材料, , , , , 素材
Book physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
Synonyms: ブック, 一巻, 一巻, , 冊子, 図書, , , 書冊, 書史, 書巻, 書物, 書籍, 書誌, , 草紙
Book a written version of a play or other dramatic composition
Synonyms: シナリオ, スクリプト, , 原作, 台本, , 脚本
Yuan Dynasty the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368
Synonyms: ユアン, , ,
Base the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
Synonyms: ばかし, ばかり, ユアン, , 付け根, , , , 土台, , , 基地, 基本, 基盤, 基礎, 拠点, , 本拠, 本拠地, 根底, 根拠, 根拠地, 進数
Source someone who originates or causes or initiates something
Synonyms: ユアン, , , , 元凶, 出所, , , 張本人, 情報源, 本元, 根元, 根源, , , 発生源
Base the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
Synonyms: ばかし, ばかり, ユアン, , 付け根, , , , 土台, , , 基地, 基数, 基本, 基盤, 基礎, 拠点, , 本拠, 本拠地, 根底, 根拠, 根拠地, 進数
Yuan the basic unit of money in China
Synonyms: ユアン, , ,
Aliquant an integer that is not an exact divisor of some quantity
Synonyms: , ,
Foundation the basis on which something is grounded
Synonyms: 下地, , 土台, , , 基底, 基本, 基盤, 基礎, 基部, 根元, 根底, 根拠, 根本, 根本, , 礎石
Birth the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
Synonyms: ユアン, , , , 生む, 生まれ, 生まれる, 発祥, 素性
Book used in preparing for a performance
Synonyms: シナリオ, スクリプト, , 原作, 台本, , 脚本

Meanings for each kanji in 素

» elementary; principle; naked; uncovered

Categories 素 is a member of

Artefact a man-made object taken as a whole
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Relation an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
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Component an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up
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End Product final product
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Product an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
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Support supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation
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Supposal a hypothesis that is taken for granted
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Publication a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
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Information a message received and understood
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Dynasty a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
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Bottom the lowest part of anything
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Building Block a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
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Shaper a person who makes things
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Number a concept of quantity involving zero and units
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Divisor the number by which a dividend is divided
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Kinship relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
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Dramatic Work a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.
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Chinese Monetary Unit the monetary unit in the People's Republic of China
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Sample Sentences for 素

I have tried to compile the ideas that you proposed prior to the meeting, so that we can use them as the base for the discussion.
Put it back where you found it.
Now this is John's testimony, when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was.
She has never visited him.
Such a behavior gives rise to problem.

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