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：2026/01/09
もとい
Conjunction
Japanese Meaning
それまで述べていたことを訂正したり言い換えたりするときに用いる語。話し言葉で、文頭に置かれることが多い。
Easy Japanese Meaning
はなしていることをまちがえたときに、いいなおすときにつかうことば。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
用于自我更正、改口 / 纠正刚才的说法
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
更正（先前的說法） / 更確切地說 / 改口說
Korean Meaning
앞서 한 말을 정정할 때 쓰는 접속사 / 말실수를 바로잡으려 할 때 쓰는 연결 표현
Indonesian
kata sambung untuk mengoreksi ucapan sendiri / digunakan saat meralat pernyataan yang baru diucapkan / eh, bukan itu—maksudnya… (penanda koreksi)
Vietnamese Meaning
Dùng để tự đính chính lời vừa nói. / Dùng để sửa lại, nói đúng hơn. / Chuyển sang phát biểu chính xác hơn sau khi nhầm.
Tagalog Meaning
pagwawasto ng nasabi / ibig kong sabihin / sa halip; kundi
Sense（1）
Used to correct oneself.
（ romanization ）
Quizzes for review
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もとい
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He is my brother, I mean, my younger brother.
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彼は私の兄です、もとい、私の弟です。
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