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    3. 元はと言えば

    元はと言えば

    元もとは​と​言いえ​ば​

    when it comes to the cause

    NTExpressionsCore ConceptsKanji Vocab23 strokes

    もとはと言えば

    もとはといえば

    Expressions

    1.
    when it comes to the cause, when you get right down to it, as for what started it, as for the reason, originally

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    Characters that make up this word

    元
    もと…(7)
    beginning・former time・origin
    Kanji
    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
    と
    to
    Kana
    え
    e
    Kana
    ば
    ba
    Kana
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