Jisho

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Words — 3 found

Noun
1. origin; source; beginningesp. 元
  • けんせい憲政
  • きき危機
  • はじ始まった
  • このような
  • じょうきょう状況
  • もと
  • であった
It was under these circumstances that the constitutional crisis began.
Noun
2. basis; base; foundation; rootoft. 基
  • この
  • システム
  • もと
  • せいと生徒
  • こうたい交替
  • おし教え
  • あい
  • おたがお互いに
  • たすけあ助け合わ
  • なければなりません
The basis of this system is that the students must take turns in teaching, they have to help each other.
Noun
3. causealso written as 因, 原
  • その
  • じむいん事務員
  • かろう過労
  • もと
  • 死んだ
The clerk died from overwork.
Noun
4. (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stockesp. 素
Noun
5. (one's) sideOnly applies to 元
  • かれ
  • なぜ
  • つま
  • かれ彼の
  • もと
  • 去った
  • わからなかった
He had no idea why his wife left him.
Noun
6. capital; principal; cost priceOnly applies to 元
Noun
7. root (of a plant); (tree) trunk
Noun
8. part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand)
Noun
9. first three lines of a wakaSee also 和歌
Counter
10. counter for plants or treesOnly applies to 本
Counter
11. counter for falcons (in falconry)Only applies to 本
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本 【もと】素 【もと】基 【もと】
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Adverb (fukushi)
1. from the beginning; from the first; all along; originallyUsually written using kana alone
  • もとより
  • わたし
  • さいあく最悪
  • じたい事態
  • かくご覚悟
  • していた
From the outset I was prepared for the worst.
Adverb (fukushi)
2. of courseUsually written using kana alone
  • もとより
  • そんな
  • こと
  • しょうち承知
  • うえ
Of course I am aware of that.
Adverb (fukushi)
3. not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...; to say nothing of ...Usually written using kana alone, usu. as ...はもとより...も
  • ていちんぎん低賃金
  • れつあく劣悪な
  • ろうどうじょうけん労働条件
  • いっぽうてき一方的な
  • くびき首切り
  • など
  • けいざい経済
  • ろうどうもんだい労働問題
  • もとより
  • かくしゅ各種
  • じんどうてき人道的
  • もんだい問題
  • までも
  • ひきお引き起こしている
Of course, they are suffering from terrible working conditions such as low wages and arbitrary layoffs, as well as from various forms of discrimination.
Other forms
固より 【もとより】素より 【もとより】
Notes
固より: Rarely-used kanji form. 素より: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun
1. calf (before it is fattened or used for breeding, usu. referring to 6 to 12-month-olds)
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Kanji — 1 found

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10 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5.
elementary, principle, naked, uncovered
Kun: もと
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Sentences — 2 found

  • jreibun/6058/1
      ダイヤモンドは、今から
    • じゅうおくねんいじょう10億年以上
    • まえ
    • ちか地下
    • やく
    • ひゃくにじゅっ/ひゃくにじっ120
    • キロメートルを超える深さで、
    • きょくど極度な
    • こうおん高温
    • こうあつ高圧
    • のもと
    • たんそ炭素
    • が結合してできたものだ。
    Diamonds were formed more than a billion years ago when carbon was bonded together under extremely high temperatures and pressures at depths of more than about 120 kilometers underground. Jreibun
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Names — 118 found

もと 【素】
Female given name
1. Moto
もとあき 【素秋】
Given name, gender not specified
1. Motoaki
もとあき 【素昭】
Given name, gender not specified
1. Motoaki
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