もと
Meanings
Adverb
Noun
1. under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.)
oft. のもとに or のもとで
2. under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath
3. with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); in (e.g. the name of)
as ...のもとに
Noun
4. (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location
usu. written 元
Kanji used
below
Pitch accent
Top 1300
Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
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); territory of a powerful person
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
Examples (11 in total)
I work under her.
We are equal in the eyes of the law.
In communism, the means of production are owned by the state.
A Persian cat was sleeping under the table.
I found this under your bed.
The kitten was drinking milk under the table.
There is no new thing under the sun.
Her body was already in the water from the waist down.
I would rather starve than work under him.
She was trained as a violinist under a famous musician.
I wiped the window sill with a paper towel.