もと
Japanese
For pronunciation and definitions of
もと
– see the following entries.
【
元
】
2
[noun]
cause
,
origin
[noun]
basis
,
foundation
[noun]
cost
[noun]
(
finance
)
capital
[noun]
principal
[prefix]
former
,
erstwhile
Alternative spellings
本
,
原
,
基
,
素
【
下
】
1
[noun]
the
lower
portion
,
base
[noun]
under the
influence
of
Alternative spelling
許
【
本
】
1
[counter]
blades
of grass and tree
trunks
[counter]
falcons
[noun]
alternative form of
元
【
基
】
5
[noun]
alternative form of
元
[noun]
(
chemistry
)
a
group
; a
radical
【
素
】
5
[noun]
(
cooking
)
essence
(This term,
もと
(
moto
)
, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as
もと
, see Category:Japanese kanji read as もと.)