素
ソ, ス, もと

elementary, principle, naked, uncovered

JLPT1 G5 S10 F660

糸# thread + an abbreviated form of 垂 hang → pendent white/raw silk → *element*; *basis*; *simplicity*; *from the beginning* (← raw silk forming the basis of fabric and clothing woven from it).

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