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元もと

#509
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もと
もと
Meaning
    1. ①
      origin; source; beginning
      esp. 元
      憲政けんせいの危機ききが始はじまったのは、このような状況じょうきょうのもとであった。
      It was under these circumstances that the constitutional crisis began.
    2. ②
      basis; base; foundation; root
      oft. 基
      このシステムのもとでは、生徒せいとは交替こうたいで教おしえあい、お互たがいに助たすけ合あわなければなりません。
      The basis of this system is that the students must take turns in teaching, they have to help each other.
    3. ③
      cause
      also written as 因, 原
      その事務員じむいんは過労かろうがもとで死しんだ。
      The clerk died from overwork.
    4. ④
      (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock
      esp. 素
    5. ⑤
      (one's) side
      Only applies to 元
      彼かれはなぜ妻つまが彼かれのもとを去さったのかわからなかった。
      He had no idea why his wife left him.
    6. ⑥
      capital; principal; cost price
      Only applies to 元
    7. ⑦
      root (of a plant); (tree) trunk
    8. ⑧
      part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand)
    9. ⑨
      first three lines of a waka
      See also: 和歌 (わか)
    10. ⑩
      counter for plants or trees
      Only applies to 本
    11. ⑪
      counter for falcons (in falconry)
      Only applies to 本
Kanji
元 ゲン beginning, former time, origin
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元もと

#509
もと
もと
Meaning
    1. ①
      former; ex-; past; one-time
      うちのかみさんは元もとプロレスラーで、だからもし私わたくしが浮気うわきをしているところを見みつかりでもしようものなら、それこそコテンパンにやられてしまうよ。
      My wife used to be a pro-wrestler, so if she ever catches me two-timing her, I'd be beaten to a pulp.
    2. ②
      earlier times; the past; previous state
    3. ③
      formerly; previously; originally; before
Kanji
元 ゲン beginning, former time, origin
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元ユアン

ユアン
Meaning
    1. yuan (monetary unit of China)
      See also: 元 (もと)
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