元々

Japanese

Kanji in this term
元 元
もと
Grade: 2 		もと
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
元元

Etymology

Reduplication of 元 (moto, “origin”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) もともと [mòtómótó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [mo̞to̞mo̞to̞]

Adverb

元(もと)々(もと) • (motomoto) 

  1. originally, from the start

Noun

元(もと)々(もと) • (motomoto) 

  1. original state from the start
    元々(もともと)の文(ぶん)
    motomoto no bun
    original text
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