nedesu
1. Is/am/are the root.; Is/am/are the origin.
★ Common
Noun
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1. Is/am/are the root.; Is/am/are the origin.
1. year
2. counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school)
3. period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
1. the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac)
2. hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am)
+ 2 additional meanings1. sound; tone
1. usual state of things
1. sleep
1. ship; boat
2. tank; tub
3. counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
1. root (of a plant)
2. root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.)
+ 3 additional meanings1. always; constantly