もとより

元より

from the beginning

adverbFully kanji-known at WK L3JLPT N4 kanji

Meanings

from the beginning; from the first; all along

Kanji breakdown

Kanji	Meaning	WK level	JLPT
元	Beginning	L3	N4

Related words (share lead kanji)

一元single element 一元化unification 家元head of a school (of music, dance)還元restoration 紀元era 紀元前pre-era 襟元(around the) neck 元origin 元気lively 元号name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa)元首sovereign 元帥(field) marshal

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