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もと 元
Common word JLPT N3 Wanikani level 3 Play audio Show 5 collocations Links
Noun
1. origin; source; beginning​esp. 元
  • けんせい憲政
  • の
  • きき危機
  • が
  • はじ始まった
  • の
  • は
    • 、
  • このような
  • じょうきょう状況
  • の
  • もと
  • であった
    • 。
It was under these circumstances that the constitutional crisis began.
Noun
2. basis; base; foundation; root​oft. 基
  • この
  • システム
  • の
  • もと
  • で
  • は
    • 、
  • せいと生徒
  • は
  • こうたい交替
  • で
  • 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. cause​also written as 因, 原
  • その
  • じむいん事務員
  • は
  • かろう過労
  • が
  • もと
  • で
  • し死んだ
    • 。
The clerk died from overwork.
Noun
4. (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock​esp. 素
Noun
5. (one's) side​Only applies to 元
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • なぜ
  • つま妻
  • が
  • かれ彼の
  • もと
  • を
  • さ去った
  • の
  • か
  • わからなかった
    • 。
He had no idea why his wife left him.
Noun
6. capital; principal; cost price​Only 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 waka​See also 和歌
Counter
10. counter for plants or trees​Only applies to 本
Counter
11. counter for falcons (in falconry)​Only applies to 本
Wikipedia definition
12. Book​A book is a set of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of ink, paper, parchment, or other materials, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf, and each side of a leaf is called a page. A book produced in electronic format is known as an electronic book. Books may also refer to works of literature, or a main division of such a work.
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Other forms
本 【もと】、素 【もと】、基 【もと】

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