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JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

元もと

moto

cause

Example sentences

  1. 口くちは災わざわいの元もと。

    Out of the mouth comes evil.

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  2. 風邪かぜは万病まんびょうの元もと。

    A cold often leads to all kinds of disease.

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  3. これが混乱こんらんの元もとです。

    This is the source of the confusion.

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Kanji in 元

  • 元beginning; former timeOnゲン・ガンKunもと

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