Word Meaning 元い

もとい motoi

元い is read as もとい (motoi) and means er, rather.

Meaning

English

er, rather
as you were
return to your original position!

Reading

Kana

もとい

Romaji

motoi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 6 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 90962 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

元日

がんじつ

New Year's Day

元

もと

earlier times

元金

がんきん

capital

元気

げんき

healthy

元本

がんぽん

principal (invest.)

元来

がんらい

in the first place

元々

もともと

none the worse (for)

元年

がんねん

first year (of an imperial era)

元より

もとより

of course

元手

もとで

asset

元通り

もとどおり

as before

元首

げんしゅ

sovereign