どう
胴
もと
元

noun

  1. banker (gambling), bookmaker, person who runs a gambling den, person who rents out space for gambling and charges commission.
  2. manager, boss.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
どう
胴
もと
元
 胴元 どうもと
どう
筒
もと
元
 筒元 どうもと

Contained Kanji Breakdown

trunk, torso, hull (ship)
ドウ (7th, N1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
same, agree, equal
ドウ　おな.じ (2nd, N4)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
beginning, former time, origin
ゲン　もと　ガン (2nd, N4)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)