本を正す もとをただす Also written 元を正す, 本を糺す, 元を糺す, 本をただす, 元をただす Meanings Expression, Godan verb to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin See also: ただす. Kanji 本 origin. Read as もと. 正 correct. Read as ただす. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists