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Grammar detail: 〜をもって

〜をもって  by means of; with; by; through; at; as far as
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をもって
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by means of; with; by; through
This is a versatile expression which may be translated in many ways depending on the context.
もしも
へいわ
平和
めいよ
名誉
をもって
いじ
維持
される
でなければそれもはや
へいわ
平和
ない
If peace cannot be maintained with honor, it is no longer peace.
その
えんぜつ
演説
だい
かっさい
喝采
をもって
かんげい
歓迎
された

The speech was greeted by loud cheers.
かいはつしゃ
開発者
しゅうごうたい
集合体
として
いか
以下
けんげん
権限
さんせい
賛成
たすう
多数
をもってこの
けんしょう
憲章
しゅうせい
修正
できる
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もって is the te form of 持つ, but this expression is almost always found in kana only.
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Kanji used in this grammar

ジ   も to hold, to have   
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ヘイ   ビョウ   たい flat   ひら ordinary; flat   
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ワ   オ    peace, harmony   なご to be calmed down   なごやか calm, gentle   やわらぐ to be softened   やわらげる to soften; to alleviate   
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メイ   ミョウ   な name   
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ヨ   ほま glory, honour   
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イ    fiber, rope   
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エン    performance, play   
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セツ   ゼイ   と to explain, persuade   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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カツ    hoarse   
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サイ    die, dice   
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カン    delight   
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ゲイ   むかえる to meet; go towards   
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カイ   あ to (be) open   あける    ひら to open (something)   ひらける to open out (eg view)   
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ハツ   ホツ    emission, discharge   
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シャ   もの person, someone   
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シュウ   あつめる to gather   あつまる    つど to assemble   
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ゴウ   ガッ   カッ   あ to fit, come together   あわす to match   あわせる to unite, join   
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タイ   テイ   からだ body   
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イ    (prefix) or   
カ   ゲ   した below, under   しも bottom part   もと under (influence)   さげる to lower, to reduce   さがる to be lowered   くだ to descend   くだ to judge   くださる to give   おろす to drop off (passenger)   おりる to get off (train)   
ケン   ゴン    a right   
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ゲン   かぎ to limit, restrict   
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サン    agreement, praise   
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セイ   ジョウ   な to become   な to perform, to accomplish   
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タ   おお many   
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スウ   ス   かず number   かぞえる to count   
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ケン    constitution   
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ショウ    chapter, badge, mark   
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シュウ   シュ   おさめる to master   
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セイ   ショウ   ただしい correct   ただ to correct   まさ precise, exact   
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