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We found 3 grammar points, 28 words, 5 names, 18 kanji, and 263 examples matching 'もと'
Grammar point search: 3 matches
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Word search: 28 matches
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も と 1
Most common form: 本
noun
1. origin; source  (usu. 元)
2. base; basis; foundation; root  (esp. 基)
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も と 2
Most common form: 下
under (esp. influence or guidance)  (sometimes written 元)
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も と も と 0
originally; by nature; from the start  (often written with kana only)
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も と づ く 3
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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も と よ り 1
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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本
ホン   book   もと origin   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丨
stick   
下
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   くだる to descend   くだす to judge   くださる to give   おろす to drop off (passenger)   おりる to get off (train)   
元
ゲン   ガン   origin; original   もと origin   
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二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
儿
legs
質
シツ   シチ   チ    quality; substance   
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斤
キン   axe
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丅
カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだる to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
⺁
cliff
貝
かい shellfish   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
基
キ   もと foundation, basis   もとい cause   
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其
キ   それ    その that   
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土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
素
ソ   ス    element, component   
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龶
シュ   ぬし    あるじ master, proprietor, owner   
糸
シ   いと thread   
許
キョ   ゆるす to permit, allow, forgive   
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午
ゴ    noon   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
干
カン   dry; drying frame   ひる to get dry   ほす to dry (something), to air   
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言
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   いう to say   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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故
コ   strike   ゆえ reason; deceased   
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古
コ   ふるい old   -ふるす to grow old   
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十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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攵
ぼく strike   
旧
キュウ    former, old   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
舊
キュウ    former, old   
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臼
キュウ   うす a mortar   
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彐
yo = to yell / say hi
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萑
おぎ reeds, grass used for mats   
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隹
little bird
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艹
grass   
尃
啇
old trader
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商
ショウ   trader   あきなう to trade, deal in   
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立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
冏
bright   
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冂
wide
夲
ten big
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巤
mane   
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鼠
ソ   ねずみ mouse   
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雨
ウ   あめ    あま- rain   
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巛
wavy river   
厡
貭
劕
Example search: 263 matches
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ここにもとは
しょうがっこう
小学校
があった。
There used to be an elementary school here.
この
えいが
映画
は
しょうせつ
小説
をもとにしている。
This film is an adaptation of a novel.
もと
元
も
こ
子
もなくしてしまった。
I have lost both principal and interest.
いちど
一度
してしまったことは
もと
元
には
もど
戻
らない
。
What's done cannot be undone.
かのじょ
彼女
はまたもとの
じぶん
自分
に
もど
戻
った
。
She is her old self again.
 
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