Word Meaning 元を取る

もとをとる moto o toru

元を取る is read as もとをとる (moto o toru) and means to recover a cost.

Meaning

English

to recover a cost
to recover an expense
to get a return on one's investment
to get one's money's worth

Reading

Kana

もとをとる

Romaji

moto o toru

Writing Variants

元をとる もとをとる motootoru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 56011 Priority I

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Max. 12

元気を付ける

げんきをつける

to encourage

元首

げんしゅ

sovereign

元号

げんごう

name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa)

元利

がんり

principal and interest

元老

げんろう

genrō (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)

元祖

がんそ

progenitor

元首相

もとしゅしょう

former prime minister

元和

げんな

Genna era (1615.7.13-1624.2.30)

元期

げんき

epoch

元治

げんじ

Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7)

元交際相手

もとこうさいあいて

former boyfriend

元本割れ

がんぽんわれ

falling below par (value)