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：2026/01/03
元
Hiragana
もと
Noun
Japanese Meaning
原因、起源 / 根拠、基盤 / 費用 / (財政)資本 / 元本
Easy Japanese Meaning
ものごとのはじまりやもとをあらわすこと。おかねのもとをさすこともある。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
起因；根源 / 基础；根基 / 成本；资本；本金
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
原因、起源 / 根本、基礎 / 成本；（金融）資本、本金
Korean Meaning
근원, 원인 / 기초, 바탕 / 비용; (금융) 자본·원금
Vietnamese Meaning
nguồn gốc, cơ sở / chi phí / vốn; tiền gốc
Tagalog Meaning
pinagmulan o sanhi / batayan o saligan / gastos; puhunan o punong-halaga
Sense（1）
(finance) capital
Sense（2）
cause, origin
Sense（3）
basis, foundation
Sense（4）
principal
Sense（5）
cost
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
cause, origin / basis, foundation / cost / (finance) capital / principal
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元
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That misunderstanding became the cause of the conflict.
See correct answer
あの誤解が争いの元になった。
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