本

1. noun book; volume; script
2. prefix this; present; current; ... in question; ... at issue
3. main; head; principal
4. real; genuine; regular; proper
5. counter counter for long, thin objects (sticks, tubes, strings, bottles, pillars, rivers, rail lines, etc.)
6. counter for films, TV shows, etc.
7. counter for telephone calls, letters, and emails
8. sports counter for goals, home runs, etc.
9. martial arts counter for rounds or points (in judo, kendo, etc.)

もと also 元 · 素 · 基

1. noun, esp. 元 origin; source; beginning
2. oft. 基 basis; base; foundation; root
3. also written as 因, 原 cause
4. esp. 素 (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock
5. root (of a plant); (tree) trunk
6. part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand)
7. first three lines of a waka
8. counter counter for plants or trees
9. counter for falcons (in falconry)