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Words — 1 found

もとこ 元も子もない
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal​Idiomatic expression
Other forms
元も子も無い 【もともこもない】
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Kanji — 2 found

0.8374831885427648
4 strokes. JLPT N4. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2.
元
beginning, former time, origin
Kun: もと
On: ゲン、 ガン
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0.20937079713569118
3 strokes. JLPT N5. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1.
子
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Kun: こ、 -こ、 ね
On: シ、 ス、 ツ
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Sentences — 3 found

  • jreibun/9796/5
      働き過ぎて
    • からだ体
      • を
    • こわ壊して
      • しまっては
    • もと元
      • も
    • こ子
      • もない。
    You are not making your life any better if you lose your health from working too hard. — Jreibun
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