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Words — 6 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.
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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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Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun, used as a prefix
1. former; ex-; past; one-time
  • うちの
  • かみさん
  • プロレスラー
  • だから
  • もし
  • わたし
  • うわき浮気
  • している
  • ところ
  • 見つかり
  • でも
  • しよう
  • ものなら
  • それ
  • こそ
  • コテンパン
  • やられて
  • しまう
My wife used to be a pro-wrestler, so if she ever catches me two-timing her, I'd be beaten to a pulp.
Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
2. earlier times; the past; previous state
Noun, Adverb (fukushi)
3. formerly; previously; originally; before
Other forms
旧 【もと】故 【もと】
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Noun
1. unknown (e.g. in an equation)Mathematics
Noun
2. element (of a set)Mathematics
Noun
3. yuan (monetary unit of China)
Noun
4. New Taiwan dollarSee also 台湾元
Noun
5. Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty; Mongol dynastyHistorical term
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6. Yuan
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1. yuan (monetary unit of China)Usually written using kana alone, See also 元 げん, From Chinese “yuán”
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(王朝)
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1. Yuan DynastyThe Yuan Dynasty was the branch of Mongol Borjigin dynast... Read more
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(数学)
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Kanji — 1 found

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4 strokes. JLPT N4. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2.
beginning, former time, origin
Kun: もと
On: ゲン ガン
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Sentences — 459 found

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    • はは
    • は、
    • はちじゅっさい/はちじっさい80歳
    • になった
    • いま
    • も元気で、
    • はたけ
    • に出て
    • のうさぎょう農作業
    • をしている。
    My mother, now 80 years old, is still going strong and is out in the fields working on the farm. Jreibun
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