JLPT N4 Vocabulary

元（もと）

original place; former

In the textbook, the phrase 元の所 means the original spot, often with 戻す／返す. 元 before a job title also means 'former': 元社長.

Examples

使ったはさみは元の所に戻してください。Please put the scissors back in their original place after use.

例えばたとえばlệví dụ như, chẳng hạn🔥 Very frequent⚠️ TrickyTested 19 times (7/2023, 7/2024, 12/2024…)97% answer wrong
いらっしゃるcó, ở, đi, đến (kính ngữ)🔥 Very frequent⚠️ TrickyTested 17 times (7/2024, 12/2024, 7/2025…)97% answer wrong
必ずかならずtấtnhất định, chắc chắn🔥 Very frequent⚠️ TrickyTested 17 times (12/2022, 7/2023, 12/2024…)94% answer wrong
やっとcuối cùng cũng, mãi mới🔥 Very frequent⚠️ TrickyTested 15 times (7/2023, 7/2024, 12/2024…)95% answer wrong
なさるlàm (kính ngữ của する)🔥 Very frequent⚠️ TrickyTested 14 times (7/2024, 12/2024, 7/2025…)98% answer wrong
伺ううかがうtứhỏi, nghe; đến thăm (khiêm nhường)🔥 Very frequent⚠️ TrickyTested 14 times (7/2021, 7/2022, 7/2024…)94% answer wrong
いまにもabout to (any moment now)🔥 Very frequent⚠️ TrickyTested 12 times (7/2022, 12/2023, 12/2024…)98% answer wrong
アイデアý tưởng🔥 Very frequentTested 10 times (12/2021, 7/2023, 7/2024…)

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