Word Meaning 元ネタ

もとねた motoneta

元ネタ is read as もとねた (motoneta) and means original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.)
  2. source

Reading

Kana

もとねた

Romaji

motoneta

Writing Variants

  • 元ねた もとねた motoneta

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 92834 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