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元々

もともと

usually kana

Readings

もともと

Meanings

  1. 1.
    adv, adj-nooriginally; from the start; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
  2. 2.
    adj-na, nnone the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

Kanji breakdown

元
N34 strokesGrade 2

Example sentences

彼らは元々あった文明を破壊した。

They destroyed the native civilization.

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originally; by nature; from the start

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