もと

元

表記・読み：旧・故・もと

1. 1

   former; ex-; past; one-time

   nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'noun, used as a prefix
2. 2

   earlier times; the past; previous state

   名詞nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
3. 3

   formerly; previously; originally; before

   名詞副詞