もと
Moto
Other forms: 許
下 (Moto) is a Japanese noun meaning “under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.), under (a flag, the sun, etc.), beneath, with (e.g. one blow)”.
Meanings
- noununder (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.)oft. as ...の下に or ...の下で
- noununder (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath
- nounwith (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); in (e.g. the name of ...)as ...の下に
- noun(someone's) side; (someone's) locationusu. written as 元
Examples
柳の下の泥鰌。
A fox isn't caught twice in the same snare.
彼は銃を下に置いた。
He laid down the gun.
彼らは木の下に座った。
They sat under a tree.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).