荄

Etymology
groups this word with the following terms into a word family meaning “root, germ, generative core”:


 * its derivative ,
 * , i.e. "the moon’s first appearance" > "twelfth earthly branch".
 * , i.e. "the moon’s first appearance" > "twelfth earthly branch".
 * , i.e. "the moon’s first appearance" > "twelfth earthly branch".
 * , i.e. "the moon’s first appearance" > "twelfth earthly branch".

See for further etymology.

Definitions

 * 1) grassroot

Kanji

 * 1) roots