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Derived characters

 * 𬓓 𬕤 𦶠 𡏒 𬻩

Glyph origin
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Etymology
Possibly of origin. Compare 🇨🇬 (whence 🇨🇬 > 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬), (whence 🇨🇬,  ).

Alternatively, proposes a derivation from  with  nominalizing suffix *-n. See for more.

Definitions

 * 1)  root
 * 2) base; basis; foundation
 * 3) family root; ancestors
 * 4)  descendant; offspring
 * 5) source; origin
 * 6)  penis
 * 7)  ; faculty; spiritual faculty
 * 8)  root
 * 9)  solution to an algebraic equation
 * 10)  radical
 * 11)  root
 * 12) completely; from the source
 * 1)  radical
 * 2)  root
 * 3) completely; from the source
 * 1) completely; from the source
 * 1) completely; from the source

Synonyms






Kanji

 * 1) root
 * 2) base, foundation

Compounds

 * : daikon, mooli
 * , : penis
 * , : lotus root
 * : patience, perseverance
 * : feather, wing

Etymology 1
From. First cited to the  of 712.

Noun

 * 1)  a root of a plant
 * 2)   the source or root of something
 * 3)  the cause or basis for something
 * 4)  one's nature, the character one has by birth

Etymology 2
From. First cited in Japanese contexts in the dated to 615, a commentary on the Buddhist  that was written in Classical Chinese.

Noun

 * 1)   the original motive force leading to perception of something by the five senses or by thought
 * 2)  genitals; more commonly, the male genitals
 * 3)  perseverance, patience
 * 4)   a root, such as a square root
 * 1)   a root, such as a square root

Etymology
Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) root