もと

下

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.)
    oft. as ...の下に or ...の下で

    • 法のもとではすべての人は平等だ。
      All men are equal under the law.

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    under (a flag, the sun, etc.), beneath

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    with (e.g. one blow), on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...), in (e.g. the name of ...)
    as ...の下に

  4. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    (someone's) side, (someone's) location
    usu. written as 元