cause, origin / basis, foundation / cost / (finance) capital / principal

a root / the source; the root / nature; the character one has by birth

a tree; more specifically, a living tree / the bent and gnarled trunk or roots of an old tree / wood, lumber / something made of wood / in ancient China, a wooden musical instrument

a children's game in which a wooden stick driven into the ground is dislodged by sticks thrown at it

Alternative spelling of 木々

perseverance, patience / (arithmetic) root

root / base, foundation

根本: a surname

根元, 根本: area near the root of a plant or anything similar / 根元, 根本: base of a pillar or a standing object / 根元, 根本: source or basis of something

本川: a surname