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noun
1.
foot of a mountain, base of a mountain
See also:山下 (さんか)
2.
mine, colliery(esp. 山元)
3.
owner of a mountain, operator of a mine(esp. 山元)
Other readings:
山下【やまもと】
、山本【やまもと】
noun
1.
brewery (sake, soy), brewer
2.
warehouse overseer(archaism)
Other readings:
倉本【くらもと】
noun
•
one's home, hometown, native place, birthplace
Other readings:
国許【くにもと】
、国もと【くにもと】
noun
•
the practice of assigning one era name to one emperor(yojijukugo)
noun
•
chopsticks (often written on the paper wrapper)(usually kana)
Other readings:
おてもと《お手元》
、おてもと《御手許》
、おてもと《御手元》
noun
1.
beside a nobleman, close aid (of a nobleman, etc.)
2.
place where a high ranking person resides, one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.), Imperial capital, Imperial court, (shogun's) headquarters
3.
place under one's direct control, one's own turf, one's own backyard
Other readings:
お膝下【おひざもと】
、お膝許【おひざもと】
、御膝元【おひざもと】
、御膝下【おひざもと】
、御膝許【おひざもと】
、おひざ元【おひざもと】
noun
1.
financier, lender, financial backer
2.
gambling boss, head of a gambling house
Other readings:
貸元【かしもと】
expression
•
a cold can lead to all sorts of illnesses(proverb)
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風邪は万病のもと【かぜはまんびょうのもと】
expression
•
words can lead to disaster, the tongue is the root of calamities, the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it(proverb)
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口は禍の元【くちはわざわいのもと】
noun
1.
mouth, lips
2.
shape of the mouth
3.
near an entrance, vicinity of an entrance
Other readings:
口もと【くちもと】
、口許【くちもと】
noun
1.
unknown (e.g. in an equation)(mathematics)
2.
element (of a set)(mathematics)
3.
yuan (monetary unit of China)
4.
Yuan dynasty (China, 1271-1368), Yüan dynasty, Mongol dynasty
noun
2.
heaven, earth and man
3.
January 1, New Year's Day
prenominal
4.
ternary(chemistry term)
expression
•
failure teaches success, failure is a stepping-stone to success(proverb)
Other readings:
失敗は成功の元【しっぱいはせいこうのもと】
、失敗は成功の基【しっぱいはせいこうのもと】
noun
•
little three dragons, winning hand that contains two pungs or kongs of dragons and a pair of the third dragon(mahjong term)
noun
1.
source of information, intelligence source
2.
message source(computer term)
Other readings:
情報元【じょうほうげん】
noun
•
big three dragons, winning hand consisting of pungs or kongs of each of the three types of dragon tiles(mahjong term)
noun
•
giving something a try because it will not do any harm(colloquialism, abbreviation, usually kana)
See also:駄目で元々
Other readings:
だめもと《駄目もと》
、ダメもと《ダメ元》
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
low-level, trivial, coarse, vulgar
2.
low-dimension(mathematics)
expression
•
a little learning is a dangerous thing(proverb)
Other readings:
生兵法は大怪我の元【なまびょうほうはおおけがのもと】
、生兵法は大怪我の基【なまびょうほうはおおけがのもと】
、生兵法は大けがのもと【なまびょうほうはおおけがのもと】
、生兵法は大けがの元【なまびょうほうはおおけがのもと】
、生兵法は大けがの基【なまびょうほうはおおけがのもと】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
being returned (sent back) to the drawing board(yojijukugo)
noun
1.
near one's knee
2.
(by) one's side, (at) one's hand
3.
place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.), (under) the care (of)
4.
5.
address used after the names of one's parents, grandparents, etc. in a letter(only relevant for しっか)
Other readings:
膝下【ひざもと】
、膝下【しっか】
、ひざ元【ひざもと】
、膝許【ひざもと】
expression, noun
•
place where fire is likely to break out, possible cause of a fire
noun
•
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ベニバナインゲン
noun, no-adjective
•
bedside, near one's pillow
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枕もと【まくらもと】
、枕許【まくらもと】
expression, noun
•
source of all kinds of diseases
Other readings:
万病のもと【まんびょうのもと】
noun
1.
eyes, expression of the eyes
2.
area around the eyes, skin round one's eyes(orig.meaning)
Other readings:
目もと【めもと】
、目許【めもと】
、眼元【めもと】[1]
、眼許【めもと】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage