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Meaning of 元い(もとい) in Japanese

元い
Kana Reading
もとい
Romaji
motoi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    interjection (kandoushi)
    Meaning
    (in calisthenics) return to your original position!
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    er, rather (used in speech to correct yourself)

Examples of 元い, もとい in a sentence



Related Kanji

JLPT 4

4 strokes

beginning, former time, origin

On'Yomi: ゲン, ガン

Kun'Yomi: もと

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