"もと" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [古典日本語]

  1. 以前に。
    Sense id: ja-もと-ojp-adv-aKO70JMV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun [古典日本語]

  1. 根本。幹。
    Sense id: ja-もと-ojp-noun-vBI0Rzm0
  2. 始まり。起源。原因。
    Sense id: ja-もと-ojp-noun-q1-RpnYW
  3. 基本。基礎。
    Sense id: ja-もと-ojp-noun-cET01wV~
  4. 元手。
    Sense id: ja-もと-ojp-noun-MX98HlR7
  5. (短歌)上の句。
    Sense id: ja-もと-ojp-noun-bw-yZdMB
  6. 【下】下の方。傍。付近。
    Sense id: ja-もと-ojp-noun-YLKbk2pi
  7. 【許】住まい。
    Sense id: ja-もと-ojp-noun-gD664WAM
  8. 【旧、故】昔。以前。
    Sense id: ja-もと-ojp-noun--TysC-Xc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Suffix [古典日本語]

  1. 草木を数える助数詞。
    Sense id: ja-もと-ojp-suffix-vcCz1NXZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Adverb [日本語]

IPA: [mo̞to̞]
  1. (時間的に)前に。以前に。過去に。元来。
    Sense id: ja-もと-ja-adv-1FdWp8rl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun [日本語]

IPA: [mo̞to̞] Forms: [canonical], , ,
  1. 始まり、原因、発端。
    Sense id: ja-もと-ja-noun-4DiFYVPh
  2. 【元】(時間的に)前。以前。過去。
    Sense id: ja-もと-ja-noun-xKdcfqv~
  3. 【素】あるものの原料となるもの。加工したり、加えることで、何らかの効果をもたらすもの。
    Sense id: ja-もと-ja-noun-wCo~THf7
  4. 【基】物事が成り立つために必要なもの。(抽象的な意味での)基礎、根拠、下地。
    Sense id: ja-もと-ja-noun-nODUQvFe
  5. 付け根。
    Sense id: ja-もと-ja-noun-4EUZ9NC-
  6. 【下】付け根の位置にある。下の位置にある。あるものの下の部分。
    Sense id: ja-もと-ja-noun-0cqxqM-j
  7. 【下・許】すぐ近くにある。
    Sense id: ja-もと-ja-noun-Fmdd3r~d
  8. 【下・許】庇護や支援を受けた状態。誰かに師事・従属している状態。
    Sense id: ja-もと-ja-noun-vwPC4~D2
  9. 【下・許】既存の枠組みや体制に従っている状態。特定のスコープの中であること。
    Sense id: ja-もと-ja-noun-TTEgkh8z
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: もとづく

Prefix [日本語]

IPA: [mo̞to̞]
  1. (時間的に)前の。以前の。過去の。
    Sense id: ja-もと-ja-prefix-TL2s7S9A
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "すえ"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語 名詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語 国際音声記号あり",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語_古典日本語由来",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語_日本祖語由来",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "もとづく"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "古典日本語「もと」 < 日本祖語*mətə"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "本",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "元"
    },
    {
      "form": "基"
    },
    {
      "form": "下"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "日本語",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "名詞",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "text": "「遺産が争いの元になる。」"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "始まり、原因、発端。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-もと-ja-noun-4DiFYVPh",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "始",
          "はじ"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "【元】(時間的に)前。以前。過去。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-もと-ja-noun-xKdcfqv~",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "前",
          "まえ"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "text": "「味の素」"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "【素】あるものの原料となるもの。加工したり、加えることで、何らかの効果をもたらすもの。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-もと-ja-noun-wCo~THf7",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "加",
          "くわ"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "text": "「何を基にして決めたんだ?」"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "【基】物事が成り立つために必要なもの。(抽象的な意味での)基礎、根拠、下地。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-もと-ja-noun-nODUQvFe"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              3
            ],
            [
              5,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "text": "「喉元」「本をおさえて回す。」"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "付け根。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-もと-ja-noun-4EUZ9NC-"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              5
            ],
            [
              6,
              7
            ],
            [
              27,
              28
            ]
          ],
          "text": "「青空の下を元気に駆け回るこども」「暗い場所なので、足元に気をつけて転ばないようにする。」"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "【下】付け根の位置にある。下の位置にある。あるものの下の部分。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-もと-ja-noun-0cqxqM-j",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "下",
          "した"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              3
            ]
          ],
          "text": "「手元の資料をご覧ください。」"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "【下・許】すぐ近くにある。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-もと-ja-noun-Fmdd3r~d"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "【下・許】庇護や支援を受けた状態。誰かに師事・従属している状態。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-もと-ja-noun-vwPC4~D2",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "受",
          "う"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "text": "「法の下の平等」"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "【下・許】既存の枠組みや体制に従っている状態。特定のスコープの中であること。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-もと-ja-noun-TTEgkh8z",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "従",
          "したが"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "form": "もと",
      "raw_tags": [
        "東京式"
      ],
      "roman": "[mòtó]",
      "tags": [
        "Heiban"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mo̞to̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "もと"
}

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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語 副詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語 国際音声記号あり",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語_古典日本語由来",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語_日本祖語由来",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "古典日本語「もと」 < 日本祖語*mətə"
  ],
  "lang": "日本語",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
  "pos_title": "副詞",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "(時間的に)前に。以前に。過去に。元来。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-もと-ja-adv-1FdWp8rl"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "form": "もと",
      "raw_tags": [
        "東京式"
      ],
      "roman": "[mòtó]",
      "tags": [
        "Heiban"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mo̞to̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "もと"
}

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      "kind": "other",
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      "parents": [],
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    },
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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語 国際音声記号あり",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語 接頭辞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語_古典日本語由来",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語_日本祖語由来",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
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    "古典日本語「もと」 < 日本祖語*mətə"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ja",
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  "pos_title": "接頭辞",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "(時間的に)前の。以前の。過去の。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-もと-ja-prefix-TL2s7S9A"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "form": "もと",
      "raw_tags": [
        "東京式"
      ],
      "roman": "[mòtó]",
      "tags": [
        "Heiban"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mo̞to̞]"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "morpheme"
  ],
  "word": "もと"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "すゑ"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "古典日本語",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "古典日本語 名詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "古典日本語 文学",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "古典日本語_日本祖語由来",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "日本祖語*mətə"
  ],
  "lang": "古典日本語",
  "lang_code": "ojp",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "名詞",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "根本。幹。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-もと-ojp-noun-vBI0Rzm0",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "根本",
          "ねもと"
        ],
        [
          "幹",
          "みき"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "始まり。起源。原因。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-もと-ojp-noun-q1-RpnYW",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "始",
          "はじ"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "基本。基礎。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-もと-ojp-noun-cET01wV~"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "元手。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-もと-ojp-noun-MX98HlR7",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "元手",
          "もとで"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "(短歌)上の句。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-もと-ojp-noun-bw-yZdMB"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "【下】下の方。傍。付近。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-もと-ojp-noun-YLKbk2pi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "下",
          "した"
        ],
        [
          "傍",
          "そば"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "【許】住まい。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-もと-ojp-noun-gD664WAM",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "住",
          "す"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "【旧、故】昔。以前。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-もと-ojp-noun--TysC-Xc",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "昔",
          "むかし"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "もと"
}

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "古典日本語",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "古典日本語 副詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "古典日本語_日本祖語由来",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "日本祖語*mətə"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ojp",
  "pos": "adv",
  "pos_title": "副詞",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "以前に。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-もと-ojp-adv-aKO70JMV"
    }
  ],
  "word": "もと"
}

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "古典日本語",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "古典日本語 助数詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "古典日本語 接尾辞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "草木を数える助数詞。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-もと-ojp-suffix-vcCz1NXZ"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "morpheme"
  ],
  "word": "もと"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "すゑ"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "古典日本語",
    "古典日本語 名詞",
    "古典日本語 文学",
    "古典日本語_日本祖語由来"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "日本祖語*mətə"
  ],
  "lang": "古典日本語",
  "lang_code": "ojp",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "名詞",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "根本。幹。"
      ],
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        [
          "根本",
          "ねもと"
        ],
        [
          "幹",
          "みき"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "始まり。起源。原因。"
      ],
      "ruby": [
        [
          "始",
          "はじ"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "基本。基礎。"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "元手。"
      ],
      "ruby": [
        [
          "元手",
          "もとで"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "(短歌)上の句。"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "【下】下の方。傍。付近。"
      ],
      "ruby": [
        [
          "下",
          "した"
        ],
        [
          "傍",
          "そば"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "【許】住まい。"
      ],
      "ruby": [
        [
          "住",
          "す"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "【旧、故】昔。以前。"
      ],
      "ruby": [
        [
          "昔",
          "むかし"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "もと"
}

{
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    "古典日本語",
    "古典日本語 副詞",
    "古典日本語_日本祖語由来"
  ],
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    "日本祖語*mətə"
  ],
  "lang": "古典日本語",
  "lang_code": "ojp",
  "pos": "adv",
  "pos_title": "副詞",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "以前に。"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "もと"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "古典日本語",
    "古典日本語 助数詞",
    "古典日本語 接尾辞",
    "古典日本語_日本祖語由来"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "日本祖語*mətə"
  ],
  "lang": "古典日本語",
  "lang_code": "ojp",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "pos_title": "接尾辞",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "草木を数える助数詞。"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "morpheme"
  ],
  "word": "もと"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "すえ"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "日本語",
    "日本語 名詞",
    "日本語 国際音声記号あり",
    "日本語_古典日本語由来",
    "日本語_日本祖語由来"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "もとづく"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "古典日本語「もと」 < 日本祖語*mətə"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "本",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "元"
    },
    {
      "form": "基"
    },
    {
      "form": "下"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "日本語",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "名詞",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "text": "「遺産が争いの元になる。」"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "始まり、原因、発端。"
      ],
      "ruby": [
        [
          "始",
          "はじ"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "【元】(時間的に)前。以前。過去。"
      ],
      "ruby": [
        [
          "前",
          "まえ"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "text": "「味の素」"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "【素】あるものの原料となるもの。加工したり、加えることで、何らかの効果をもたらすもの。"
      ],
      "ruby": [
        [
          "加",
          "くわ"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "text": "「何を基にして決めたんだ?」"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "【基】物事が成り立つために必要なもの。(抽象的な意味での)基礎、根拠、下地。"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              3
            ],
            [
              5,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "text": "「喉元」「本をおさえて回す。」"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "付け根。"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              5
            ],
            [
              6,
              7
            ],
            [
              27,
              28
            ]
          ],
          "text": "「青空の下を元気に駆け回るこども」「暗い場所なので、足元に気をつけて転ばないようにする。」"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "【下】付け根の位置にある。下の位置にある。あるものの下の部分。"
      ],
      "ruby": [
        [
          "下",
          "した"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              3
            ]
          ],
          "text": "「手元の資料をご覧ください。」"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "【下・許】すぐ近くにある。"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "【下・許】庇護や支援を受けた状態。誰かに師事・従属している状態。"
      ],
      "ruby": [
        [
          "受",
          "う"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "text": "「法の下の平等」"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "【下・許】既存の枠組みや体制に従っている状態。特定のスコープの中であること。"
      ],
      "ruby": [
        [
          "従",
          "したが"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "form": "もと",
      "raw_tags": [
        "東京式"
      ],
      "roman": "[mòtó]",
      "tags": [
        "Heiban"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mo̞to̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "もと"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "日本語",
    "日本語 副詞",
    "日本語 国際音声記号あり",
    "日本語_古典日本語由来",
    "日本語_日本祖語由来"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "古典日本語「もと」 < 日本祖語*mətə"
  ],
  "lang": "日本語",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
  "pos_title": "副詞",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "(時間的に)前に。以前に。過去に。元来。"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "form": "もと",
      "raw_tags": [
        "東京式"
      ],
      "roman": "[mòtó]",
      "tags": [
        "Heiban"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mo̞to̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "もと"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "日本語",
    "日本語 国際音声記号あり",
    "日本語 接頭辞",
    "日本語_古典日本語由来",
    "日本語_日本祖語由来"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "古典日本語「もと」 < 日本祖語*mətə"
  ],
  "lang": "日本語",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "pos_title": "接頭辞",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "(時間的に)前の。以前の。過去の。"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "form": "もと",
      "raw_tags": [
        "東京式"
      ],
      "roman": "[mòtó]",
      "tags": [
        "Heiban"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mo̞to̞]"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "morpheme"
  ],
  "word": "もと"
}

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