もとより (moto yori, wa moto yori)

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Meaning

  1. from the beginning
  2. from the first
  3. all along

All JLPT 2 grammar : 元より（もとより, moto yori, wa moto yori）, from the beginning; from the first; all along; originally, [Adverb]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
低賃金、劣悪な労働条件、一方的な首切りなどの経済・労働問題はもとより、各種の人道的問題までも引き起こしている。Of course, they are suffering from terrible working conditions such as low wages and arbitrary layoffs, as well as from various forms of discrimination.
もとよりそんなことは承知の上だ。Of course I am aware of that.
MPEG-4AVC録画の実力テスト：使いやすさはもとより、画質・音質の実力も高い。MPEC-4 AVC recording practical test: It was always easy to use, now the picture and sound quality is high too.
もとより私は最悪の事態を覚悟していた。From the outset I was prepared for the worst.
低賃金、劣悪な労働条件、一方的な首切りなどの経済・労働問題はもとより、各種の人道的問題までも引き起こしている。Of course, they are suffering from terrible working conditions such as low wages and arbitrary layoffs, as well as from various forms of discrimination.
MPEG-4AVC録画の実力テスト：使いやすさはもとより、画質・音質の実力も高い。MPEC-4 AVC recording practical test: It was always easy to use, now the picture and sound quality is high too.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
一方的ippoutekione-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
賃金chinginwages
条件joukenconditions, terms
労働roudoumanual labor, work
種taneseed, kind, variety
経済keizaieconomics, economy
首kubineck
人hitoperson
道michiroad, street, way
問題mondaiquestion, problem
上kamiperson of high rank, government
承知shouchiknowledge, awareness
そんなsonnasuch
実mifruit, nut
質shitsuquality, value
力chikaraforce, strength, vigor
音otosound, noise
高いtakaihigh, tall, expensive
テストtesutotest
最悪saiakuworst; horrible; horrid; awful; terrible
事態jitaisituation
覚悟kakugoresolution, readiness
私watashiI, me

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
人ジン,ニンひと, -り, -とperson
金キン,コン,ゴンかね, かな-, -がねgold
悪アク,オわる.い, わる-, あ.しbad, evil
題ダイtopic, subject
道ドウ,トウみち, いうroad-way, course
方ホウかた, -かた, -がたdirection
起キお.きる, お.こる, お.こすrouse, wake up
問モンと.う, と.い, とんquestion, ask
切セツ,サイき.る, -き.る, き.りcut, cutoff
働ドウはたら.くwork
引インひ.く, ひ.けるpull, admit, quote
経ケイ,キョウ,キンへ.る, た.つ, たていとpass thru, longtitude
件ケンくだんaffair, case, matter
労ロウろう.する, いたわ.る, いた.ずきlabor, toil, trouble
済サイ,セイす.む, -ず.み, -ずみsettle, finish
首シュくびneck
種シュたね, -ぐさspecies, kind, variety
上ジョウ,ショウ,シャンうえ, -うえ, うわ-above, up
知チし.る, し.らせるknow, wisdom
高コウたか.い, たか, -だかtall, high, expensive
画ガ,カク,エ,カイえが.く, かく.する, かぎ.るpicture
音オン,イン,-ノンおと, ねsound, noise
力リョク,リキ,リイちからpower, strength
使シつか.う, つか.い, -つか.いuse, envoy
質シツ,シチ,チたち, ただ.す, もとsubstance, quality
実ジツ,シツみ, みの.る, まことreality, truth
事ジ,ズこと, つか.う, つか.えるmatter, thing
私シわたくし, わたしprivate, me
覚カクおぼ.える, さ.ます, さ.めるmemorize, remember
最サイ,シュもっと.も, つまutmost, extreme

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