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    3. 元

    元

    元もと

    origin

    N3KMT2News #5+1CoreCore ConceptsKanji Vocab4 strokes

    本素基因

    もと

    Noun

    1.
    origin, source, beginning
    2.
    basis, base, foundation, root
    3.
    cause
    4.
    (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock
    5.
    (one's) side
    6.
    capital, principal, cost price
    7.
    root (of a plant), (tree) trunk
    8.
    part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand)
    9.
    first three lines of a waka

    Counter

    10.
    counter for plants or trees
    11.
    counter for falcons (in falconry)

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    この話はなしの元もとは何なんですか。

    What is the origin of this story?

    KMT2Core Concepts
    彼かれは元もとの場ば所しょに戻もどった。

    He returned to his original place.

    KMT2Daily LifeCore Concepts
    このアイデアの元もとは、古ふるい民みん話わにある。

    The source of this idea is an old folk tale.

    KMT3Core ConceptsLiterature
    彼かれは元もとの健けん康こうな体からだを取とり戻もどした。

    He regained his original healthy body.

    KMT3Core ConceptsMedicine & Health
    その問もん題だいの元もとをたどると、初しょ期きの設せっ計けいミスに行いき着つく。

    Tracing the origin of that problem leads to an early design flaw.

    KMT4Work & CareerTechnology

    Kanji that make up this word

    元
    もと…(7)
    beginning・former time・origin
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