noun

  1. under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.). Oft. as ...の下に or ...の下で.
  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 ...の下に.
  4. (someone's) side, (someone's) location. Usu. written as 元.

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)