(こん) (n) (1) stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; persistence; (2) (See 基・き・1) radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); (3) {math} root; (4) {Buddh} indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs) [EDICT]
(ね) (n) (1) root (of a plant); (2) root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); (3) root root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis; (4) one's true nature; (5) (fishing) reef; (P) [EDICT]
(gēn, ㄍㄣ) radical (chem.); root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings [CE-DICT]
本
(ほん) (n) (1) (See ご本・ごほん) book; volume; (pref) (2) main; head; this; our; present; real; (ctr) (3) counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; (P) [EDICT]
(běn, ㄅㄣˇ) roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (classifier for books, periodicals, files etc) [CE-DICT]
(じゅう;ぢゅう) (suf) (1) through; throughout; in the course of; (2) all over or throughout (e.g. a place) [EDICT]
(ちゅう) (suf) (1) (See 並・1) medium; average; middle; (2) moderation; (3) (abbr) (See 中一,中学校) middle school; (4) (abbr) (See 中国・1) China; (n-suf) (5) (See 中・じゅう・2) in; out of (e.g. three out of ten people); (6) (See 話し中) during (a certain time when one did or is doing something); under (construction, etc.); while; (P) [EDICT]
