Word Meaning 元を辿る

もとをたどる moto o tadoru

元を辿る is read as もとをたどる (moto o tadoru) and means to trace back to (the origins of something).

Meaning

English

to trace back to (the origins of something)

Reading

Kana

もとをたどる

Romaji

moto o tadoru

Writing Variants

元をたどる もとをたどる motootadoru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

元気を付ける

げんきをつける

to encourage

元日

がんじつ

New Year's Day

元

もと

earlier times

元金

がんきん

capital

元首

げんしゅ

sovereign

元気

げんき

healthy

元本

がんぽん

principal (invest.)

元来

がんらい

in the first place

元素

げんそ

(classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire)

元々

もともと

none the worse (for)

元号

げんごう

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

元利

がんり

principal and interest