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もと
Meanings
Noun
1. origin; source
usu. 元
2. base; basis; foundation; root
esp. 基
3. cause
also 因, 原
4. ingredient; material
esp. 素
5. (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location
6. original cost (or capital, principal, etc.)
7. (plant) root; (tree) trunk
8. first section of a waka
Counter
9. counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry)
Noun
10. handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip
Alt. forms
元もと
77%
もと
10%
本もと
7%
素もと
3%
基もと
1%
Pitch accent
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も
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Top 2900
Used in: 2505
Used in vocabulary (153 in total)
originally; by nature; from the start
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
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Examples (13 in total)
Put it back where it was.
This is the source of the confusion.
Just go back to where you came from.
I don't know the origin of the rumor.
My friend died from an injury.
He dumped the papers back into the drawer.
After you finish reading the book, put it back where it was.
Her hair grew back to its original length.
The play is based on true events.
Sunlight and water are agents that make plants grow.
He hurried to his parents as soon as he received the letter.
Time is like a river; it does not return to its source.
Mr Suzuki, who is a former Prime Minister, will be chairman of the committee.