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元々 (もともと): originally, by nature, from the start — Japanese vocabulary

元々 is read もともと and means "originally, by nature, from the start". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

元々

Reading
もともと · motomoto
Translation
originally, by nature, from the start
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
もともとが

Example

彼らは元々あった文明を破壊した。

かれらはもともとあったぶんめいをはかいした。

They destroyed the native civilization.

Kanji in this word

  • 元 — origin, former

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