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We found 3 grammar points, 27 words, 5 names, 18 kanji, and 256 examples matching 'もと'
Grammar point search: 3 matches
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Word search: 27 matches
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Most common form:
noun
1. origin; source  (usu. 元)
2. base; basis; foundation; root  (esp. 基)
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Most common form:
under (esp. influence or guidance)  (sometimes written 元)
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originally; by nature; from the start  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 基づく
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
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1. from the beginning; from the first; all along; originally  (often written with kana only)
2. of course  (often written with kana only)
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Common name search: 5 matches
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もと   Moto   (place name, surname)  
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いずみ   Izumi   (place name, surname, female given name)  
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こころ   Kokoro   (female given name)  
しん   Shin   (male given name)  
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げん   Gen   (surname, unclassified given name)  
はじめ   Hajime   (male given name)  
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はじめ   Hajime   (male given name)  
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Kanji search: 18 matches
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ホン   book   もと origin   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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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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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
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)   
ゲン   ガン   origin; original   もと origin   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
legs
シツ   シチ   チ    quality; substance   
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キン   axe
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カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだ to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
cliff
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
キ   もと foundation, basis   もとい cause   
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キ   それ    その that   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
ソ   ス    element, component   
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シュ   ぬし    あるじ master, proprietor, owner   
シ   いと thread   
キョ   ゆる to permit, allow, forgive   
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ゴ    noon   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
カン   dry; drying frame   ひ to get dry   ほ to dry (something), to air   
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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コ   strike   ゆえ reason; deceased   
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コ   ふる old   -ふる to grow old   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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ぼく strike   
キュウ    former, old   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
old trader
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ショウ   trader   あきな to trade, deal in   
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
bright   
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wide
ten big
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mane   
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ソ   ねずみ mouse   
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キュウ   うす a mortar   
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yo = to yell / say hi
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ウ   あめ    あま- rain   
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wavy river   
キュウ    former, old   
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おぎ reeds, grass used for mats   
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little bird
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grass   
Example search: 256 matches
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ここもと
しょうがっこう
小学校
あった
There used to be an elementary school here.
この
えいが
映画
しょうせつ
小説
もとしている
This film is an adaptation of a novel.
もと
ばしょ
場所
もど
して
くだ
さい

Please put it back in its place.
もと
どおりしまってください
Put it back where it was.
かのじょ
彼女
またもと
じぶん
自分
もど
った

She is her old self again.
 
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