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モト
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%
モト
Pitch accent
モ
ト
モ
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Used in: 67
Used in vocabulary (110 in total)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire
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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.
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