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元もと

#509
Common
Pitch accent
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.
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元 ゲン beginning, former time, origin
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元もと

#509
Pitch accent
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

Pitch accent
ユ ア ン
Meaning
  1. ①
    yuan (monetary unit of China)
    See also: 元 (もと)
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もともと

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Inflections of もともと
Common
Pitch accent
も と も と
Meaning
  1. ①
    originally; from the start; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
    彼かれらは元々もともとあった文明ぶんめいを破壊はかいした。
    They destroyed the native civilization.
  2. ②
    none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
    usu. as 〜て(も)もともと, 〜でもともと, etc.
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