Word Meaning 元をとる

もとをとる motootoru

元をとる is read as もとをとる (motootoru) and means to recover a cost.

Meaning

English

  1. to recover a cost
  2. to recover an expense
  3. to get a return on one's investment
  4. to get one's money's worth

Reading

Kana

もとをとる

Romaji

motootoru

Writing Variants

  • 元を取る もとをとる moto o toru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 92382 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