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
permit
Pitch accent
Top 9700
Used in vocabulary (21 in total)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
close to the ear
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
bedside; near one's pillow
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
one's parents' home
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
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
root of the nose
under one's parents roof
that place; there; you
(his) side; (his) presence
Examples (1 in total)
My children were taken away from me.