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
Pitch accent
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
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
original stock
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
fruit grown near the root
originally; by nature; from the start
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
based on; on the basis of
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
reformed delinquent; former delinquent youth
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
getting back together; being reconciled; returning to normal
Ajinomoto; brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
root (of a tooth); dedendum
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
originally
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
ex-wife; former wife
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
close to the ear
home area; home town; local
as before; as ever; as it was originally
bedside; near one's pillow
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of)
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
one's parents' home
chopsticks
origin of a fire
as it was before
main shrine
ex-husband; former husband
ex-husband; former husband
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss
manufacturer; maker
stopcock (gas, water)
capital; principal
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
source of a hot spring
publisher
(one's) ex-wife; (one's) former wife
financier; lender; financial backer; gambling boss; head of a gambling house
ex-girlfriend; former girlfriend
in and about a kitchen; family circumstances
sender; source (of a transmission, e.g. email)
manager (theatrical company)
head of fisherman's group or union
based on; built on; made from
developer (of software, video games, etc.)
former prime minister; former premier; former chancellor
prime contract work; prime contractor
textile manufacturer
original verse poem
former president of a company
failure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success
pottery (i.e. the place); potter
selling agency
original seller; sales agency
backer; promoter
origin; main branch of family
theater proprietor; theatre proprietor; producer
principal (e.g. in a loan)
source of all kinds of diseases
root of the nose
first segment of a chicken's wing; drumette
based on; derived from; building on; beginning with
quotation source; citation source; reference source
former boyfriend; former girlfriend
a little learning is a dangerous thing
direct sale by the producer
original song
capitalist; wholesaler
base (of a plant or tree); (part near the) roots
(business) manager
trunk leaves; leaves near the base of a stem
synchronization source
master contractor
master contractor; prime contactor; general contractor
Hashimoto's disease; Hashimoto's thyroiditis
language being translated from; source language
evidence-based medicine; EBM
Matsumoto sarin gas attack (June 27-28, 1994)
calf (before it is fattened or used for breeding, usu. referring to 6 to 12-month-olds)
original packaging (e.g. box holding several cartons, each with individually packaged products)
chaptrel; impost; springing
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.