もとより – vocab dash

もとより

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Meanings

Adverb

1. from the beginning; from the first; all along; originally (Usually kana)

2. of course (Usually kana)

3. not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...; to say nothing of ... (Usually kana, usu. as ...はもとより...も)

Other spellings

元もとより

Kanji in other spellings

元origin

Pitch accent

もとより

Composed of

もと

origin; source; beginning; basis; base; foundation; root; cause; (raw) material; ingredient; …

Noun

より

than; rather than; instead of; over; above; from; out of; since; at; on (and after); …

Particle

Examples4

もとよりそんなことは承しょう知ちの上うえだ。

Of course I am aware of that.

低てい賃ちん金ぎん、劣れつ悪あくな労ろう働どう条じょう件けん、一いっ方ぽう的てきな首くび切きりなどの経けい済ざい・労ろう働どう問もん題だいはもとより、各かく種しゅの人じん道どう的てき問もん題だいまでも引ひき起おこしている。

Of course, they are suffering from terrible working conditions such as low wages and arbitrary layoffs, as well as from various forms of discrimination.

もとより私わたしは最さい悪あくの事じ態たいを覚かく悟ごしていた。

From the outset I was prepared for the worst.

MPEG-4AVC録ろく画がの実じつ力りょくテスト：使つかいやすさはもとより、画が質しつ・音おん質しつの実じつ力りょくも高たかい。

MPEG-4 AVC recording practical test: It was always easy to use, now the picture and sound quality is high too.