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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

下もと

moto

under someone’s guidance or rule

Often used as ~の下で or ~の下に. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 有力ゆうりょくな戦国大名せんごくだいみょうの下もとで、これらの施策しさくは一部行いちぶおこなわれていた。

    These measures were partly conducted under the powerful daimyo in the Sengoku period.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 以来法然臨終いらいほうねんりんじゅうまでの21年間ねんかん、その許もとで修学しゅうがくすることとなる。

    He studied under Honen for 21 years until the demise of Honen.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 先生せんせいの下もとで、料理りょうりの基本きほんを学まなんだ。

    I learned the basics of cooking under my teacher.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 下

  • 下below; downOnカ・ゲKunした・しも・もと

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