本元

Reading

Kana: ほんもと

Romaji: honmoto

Definition

noun

1

origin; main branch of family

Kanji

本

Readings: ホン、 もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

元

Readings: ゲン、 ガン、 もと

Meanings: beginning, former time, origin