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もと
Meanings
Adverb
Noun
1. under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.)
oft. のもとに or のもとで
2. under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath
3. with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); in (e.g. the name of)
as ...のもとに
Noun
4. (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location
usu. written 元
Alt. forms
下もと
56%
もと
34%
許もと
9%
Pitch accent
も
と
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Used in: 3289
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
with a single blow; with one stroke
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Examples (11 in total)
I work under her.
We are equal in the eyes of the law.
In communism, the means of production are owned by the state.
A Persian cat was sleeping under the table.
I found this under your bed.
The kitten was drinking milk under the table.
There is no new thing under the sun.
Her body was already in the water from the waist down.
I would rather starve than work under him.
She was trained as a violinist under a famous musician.
I wiped the window sill with a paper towel.