Word Meaning 元手

もとで motode

元手 is read as もとで (motode) and means asset.

Meaning

English

  1. asset
  2. capital
  3. funds
  4. seed money

Reading

Kana

もとで

Romaji

motode

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 18500 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

元交際相手

もとこうさいあいて

former boyfriend

手元

てもと

grip

手元供養

てもとくよう

keeping (part of) a person's ashes in one's home or inside a pendant, etc.

手羽元

てばもと

first segment of a chicken's wing

勝手元

かってもと

in and about a kitchen

手元流動性

てもとりゅうどうせい

liquidity on hand

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

Example Sentences

1

It's easier to make money when you already have some.