Word Meaning 元は

もとは moto ha

元は is read as もとは (moto ha) and means originally.

Meaning

English

  1. originally

Reading

Kana

もとは

Romaji

moto ha

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 90963 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

元日

がんじつ

New Year's Day

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

Example Sentences

9

かじのもとはふるいはいせんだった。

The cause of the fire was old wiring.

このまつりのもとはふるいでんせつにある。

This festival has its origin in an old legend.

What started the fire?

What is the origin of the fire?

Where is that quote from?

The origin of the fire is unknown.

When you think about it, it's all Kenny's fault for being so obtuse.

The inspiration for Manneken Pis was a boy named Julian from Brussels, Belgium.

In the midst of the dollar falling hard against the Yen and other major Eastern currencies the Chinese Yuan, with China effectively taking a 'dollar peg' policy, has become cheap.