もと
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. original cost (or capital, principal, etc.)
6. (plant) root; (tree) trunk
7. first section of a waka
Counter
8. counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry)
Noun
9. handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip
Kanji used
book
Pitch accent
Top 5400
Used in vocabulary (25 in total)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
Examples (8 in total)
Mr Hashimoto started the engine.
This book is smaller than that one.
This book seems more interesting than that one.
This book is much more useful than that one.
The book is thick.
I have been in Japan for three years.
How many hairs are there in a cat's tail?
Mr Yoshimoto taught us many trivial matters.