単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kana words#422 most used

もともと0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

originally

IN A SENTENCE

That car was his to begin with.

from Tatoeba · hidemat

IN OTHER SENTENCES

Kanji compounds are originally loanwords.

from Tatoeba · GreySquirrel

MEANINGS

1

originally; from the start; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

adverb · takes の

TANGOYA ASKS

2

none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

adjectival noun · noun

DETAILS

Kindかな語, kana words

Frequency#422 most used

Writtenもともと、元々、元元

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium