NichiDict

根元

N1
ねもと
根本根もと
[nemoto]
Illustration for 根元

Meanings

1.Noun

base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair)

2.Noun

root (e.g. of a problem); source

Other Readings

「根元」 has another reading with different meanings.

Examples

大木の根元に小さなきのこが生えていた。

Small mushrooms were growing at the base of a large tree.

歯の根元が痛むので歯医者に行くことにした。

The base of my tooth hurts, so I decided to go to the dentist.

柱の根元が腐食して建物が傾きかけていた。

The base of the pillar had corroded, and the building was starting to lean.