Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N1

660 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: elementary, principle, naked, uncovered

Kunyomi: もと

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: いと

Meaning: silk

Strokes: 6

Examples

Examples with audio

(ようそ)   element

(さんそ)   oxygen

材(そざい)   raw materials

朴な(そぼくな)   simple, artless

な(かんそな)   simple, plain

な(しっそな)   frugal

晴らしい(すばらしい)   wonderful, splendid

足(すあし)   bare feet

敵な(すてきな)   lovely, beautiful

直な(すなおな)   obedient, docile

*人(しろうと)   amateur, novice

Onyomi Examples

plain, white silk, prime

ソアン rough plan, draft

栄養 エイヨウソ nutrient

コウソ enzyme

one's nature, one's feelings, oneself, plain, unadorned, undecorated, unadulterated, au naturel, mere, poor, exceedingly

スガオ face with no make-up, unpainted face, true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.), real face, true picture, real nature, sober face, sobriety

カラス dealt hand containing only 1-point cards (scoring combination)

ハリス snell (fishing), leader, trace, cast

Kunyomi Examples

もと origin, source, base, basis, foundation, root, cause, ingredient, material, base, mix, stock, (someone's) side, (someone's) location, original cost (or capital, principal, etc.), (plant) root, (tree) trunk, first section of a waka, counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry), handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.), grip

元より もとより from the beginning, from the first, all along, originally, of course

味の あじのもと Ajinomoto, brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)