noun, adverb

  1. under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.). Oft. のもとに or のもとで.
  2. under (a flag, the sun, etc.), beneath.
  3. with (e.g. one blow), on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...), in (e.g. the name of). As ...のもとに.

noun

Usu. written 元.
  1. (someone's) side, (someone's) location.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
もと
もと

Contained Kanji Breakdown

below, down, descend
カ した くだ.る (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)