► 成句
元 [(2)もと] [元も子もない] [coll] meaning: meaningless rank: 3
☆ 儲けを狙い過ぎて全部失ったら元も子もない ⇨ It will be meaningless if we try to gain too much and lose everything (☛ 元 is principal and 子 is interest)
► 名詞
元 [(1)もと] meaning: before rank: 1
☆ クリントン元大統領 ⇨ Former president Clinton
☆ 使った後は元の場所に戻して下さい ⇨ Return it to the original location after use
☆ 患者の容態は一度回復したがまた元に戻ってしまった ⇨ The patient’s condition had improved once but then went to back to the previous status
☆ 私はパソコンの設定を元に戻した ⇨ I reverted the settings of the PC to the previous ones
元 [(2)もと] meaning: cause rank: 1
☆ 遺産相続は往々にして争いの元になる ⇨ Inheritance often becomes a source of conflict
元 [(2)もと] [元を正す] meaning: cause rank: 1
☆ 元を正せばお前の責任じゃないか ⇨ Going back to the origin of the problem, it was you fault
元 [(2)もと] meaning: origin rank: 1
☆ ストレスは病気の元になる ⇨ Stress is a source of illness
☆ 製造元の責任が問われるべきだ ⇨ We should question the responsibility of the original manufacturer
元 [(1)もと] [元から] meaning: origin rank: 1
☆ それは元から壊れていた ⇨ It was broken from the beginning
☆ 彼は元から馬鹿だ ⇨ He was stupid from the beginning, by birth
元 [(2)もと] [元を取る] [coll] meaning: price rank: 2
☆ その売り値では元が取れない ⇨ We cannot recover the cost at that sale price
More examples:
- 異次元の世界 ⇨ A world in a different dimension
- 仏さんの身元が分かった ⇨ We have found out the identity of the diseased
- 使った工具は元通りの場所に戻して下さい ⇨ Return the tool you used to the original location
- 元金と利息 ⇨ Principal and interest
- 家族が私の元気の源だ ⇨ My family is my source of energy
- 彼は懐中電灯で足元を照らした ⇨ He pointed a flashlight to his feet
- 彼は地元のチームを応援している ⇨ He is rooting for his local team
- 彼は酔って足元が覚束無い ⇨ He is so drunk that his feet are wobbly
- 平和交渉中に相手を刺激しては元も子もなくなる ⇨ It beats the purpose if you provoke your counterpart during a negotiation
- 道具は使い終わったら元の場所に戻して下さい ⇨ When you’re done with a tool, put it back where it was before
- 彼は元貴族の家系の出身だ ⇨ He is from a former aristocrat family
- どうも元気が出ない ⇨ I just cannot generate energy. I feel lethargic, depressed
- 御母様はお元気ですか？ ⇨ Is your mother doing well?
- 元気の出る歌 ⇨ A song that pumps you up
- 市は地元産業を振興に力を入れている ⇨ The city is working hard to promote its local industries