元々
N2もともと motomoto
- originally
- by nature
- from the start
adverbの-adjective
Chinese meanings
原本
Examples
- 彼らは元々あった文明を破壊した。They destroyed the native civilization.他们摧毁了原有的文明。
- 彼らはもともと農業をやっていました。Originally they were farmers.他们原本从事农业。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('4d852efca2'); // 元々
{
"id": "4d852efca2",
"word": "元々",
"reading": "もともと",
"romaji": "motomoto",
"meanings": [
"originally",
"by nature",
"from the start"
],
"level": "N2",
"pos": [
"adv",
"adj-no"
],
"jmdict_id": 1605280,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "彼らは元々あった文明を破壊した。",
"furigana": "{彼|かれ}らは{元々|もともと}あった{文明|ぶんめい}を{破壊|はかい}した。",
"en": "They destroyed the native civilization.",
"tatoeba_id": 97238
},
{
"ja": "彼らはもともと農業をやっていました。",
"furigana": "{彼|かれ}らはもともと{農業|のうぎょう}をやっていました。",
"en": "Originally they were farmers.",
"tatoeba_id": 97610
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "d8b7f637196ef0d5ad0911ff50c7e0af5a888a2cbf0601b13941a3520e5fc8c5",
"meanings": [
"原本"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "彼らは元々あった文明を破壊した。",
"zh": "他们摧毁了原有的文明。"
},
{
"ja": "彼らはもともと農業をやっていました。",
"zh": "他们原本从事农业。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n2/4d852efca2",
"JMdict ent_seq 1605280; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "a3936b3e798ddaef5136eac372e058bb6098f751623cabc551f4901e2a853760"
}
}