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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

Variations:
子供っぽい
子どもっぽい

 kodomoppoi
    こどもっぽい
(adjective) childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile

至弱をもって至強にあたる

see styles
 shijakuomotteshikyouniataru / shijakuomotteshikyoniataru
    しじゃくをもってしきょうにあたる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) (rare) attack your enemy's strength with your weakness

Variations:
至極ごもっとも
至極御尤

 shigokugomottomo
    しごくごもっとも
(expression) you are quite right; quite so; what you say is sensible enough

Variations:
舌がもつれる
舌が縺れる

 shitagamotsureru
    したがもつれる
(exp,v1) to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp

Variations:
藁をも掴む
藁をもつかむ

 waraomotsukamu; waraomotsukamu(sk)
    わらをもつかむ; ワラをもつかむ(sk)
(exp,v5m) (idiom) (See 藁にもすがる) to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures

Variations:
足がもつれる
足が縺れる

 ashigamotsureru
    あしがもつれる
(exp,v1) to trip (over one's own feet); to stumble

おぼれる者はわらをもつかむ

see styles
 oborerumonohawaraomotsukamu
    おぼれるものはわらをもつかむ
(expression) (proverb) A drowning man will catch at a straw

Variations:
スモック
スモッグ

 sumokku; sumoggu(ik)
    スモック; スモッグ(ik)
(1) smock; (2) (See スモッキング) smocking

Variations:
及びもつかぬ
及びも付かぬ

 oyobimotsukanu
    およびもつかぬ
(expression) (See 及びもつかない) far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for

Variations:
尚以て
尚もって
なお以て

 naomotte
    なおもって
(adverb) (kana only) all the more

Variations:
手に職を持つ
手に職をもつ

 tenishokuomotsu
    てにしょくをもつ
(exp,v5t) (See 手に職をつける) to have a trade; to have a vocation

理屈と膏薬はどこへでもつく

see styles
 rikutsutokouyakuhadokohedemotsuku / rikutsutokoyakuhadokohedemotsuku
    りくつとこうやくはどこへでもつく
(expression) (idiom) one can give a plausible argument for anything

Variations:
モッパン
モクバン
モクパン

 moppan; mokuban; mokupan
    モッパン; モクバン; モクパン
mukbang (Korean online eating show) (kor:)

Variations:
以ての外
もっての外(sK)

 mottenohoka
    もってのほか
(adj-no,adj-na,n) (kana only) outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable; out of the question

Variations:
全くもって
全く以て(rK)

 mattakumotte
    まったくもって
(exp,adv) (kana only) (more emphatic than 全く) (See 全く・まったく・1) as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly

女の髪の毛には大象もつながる

see styles
 onnanokaminokenihataizoumotsunagaru / onnanokaminokenihataizomotsunagaru
    おんなのかみのけにはたいぞうもつながる
(expression) (idiom) No man can resist the lure of a woman

海の物とも山の物ともつかない

see styles
 uminomonotomoyamanomonotomotsukanai
    うみのものともやまのものともつかない
(exp,adj-i) (idiom) neither fish nor fowl; hard-to-predict

Variations:
芋蔓式
芋づる式
いもづる式

 imozurushiki
    いもづるしき
(adverb) one after another; in succession

Variations:
責任を持つ
責任をもつ

 sekininomotsu
    せきにんをもつ
(exp,v5t) to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of

Variations:
もっともらしい顔
尤もらしい顔

 mottomorashiikao / mottomorashikao
    もっともらしいかお
(expression) dignified expression; solemn expression; serious expression

Variations:
ベルモット
ヴェルモット

 berumotto(p); rerumotto
    ベルモット(P); ヴェルモット
vermouth (fre:)

Variations:
前もって
前以て(rK)

 maemotte
    まえもって
(adverb) in advance; beforehand; previously

Variations:
及びもつかない
及びも付かない

 oyobimotsukanai
    およびもつかない
(exp,adj-i) (See 及びもつかぬ) far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for

Variations:
愚にもつかない
愚にも付かない

 gunimotsukanai
    ぐにもつかない
(exp,adj-i) foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling

Variations:
気を確かに持つ
気を確かにもつ

 kiotashikanimotsu
    きをたしかにもつ
(exp,v5t) to brace oneself; to keep one's spirits up; to keep one's composure; to pull oneself together; to stay strong

Variations:
益々もって
益々以て
益益以て

 masumasumotte
    ますますもって
(exp,adv) (kana only) (emphatic) (See 益々・ますます) increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

Variations:
考えもつかない
考えも付かない

 kangaemotsukanai
    かんがえもつかない
(exp,adj-i) (See 考えつく・かんがえつく) unthinkable; unimaginable; inconceivable; unclassifiable; never dreamt of

Variations:
前もって
前以て
前以って

 maemotte
    まえもって
(adverb) in advance; beforehand; previously

Variations:
類をもって集まる
類を以て集まる

 ruiomotteatsumaru
    るいをもってあつまる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) birds of a feather flock together

Variations:
いもづる接続
芋蔓接続
芋づる接続

 imozurusetsuzoku
    いもづるせつぞく
(rare) {comp} daisy chain connection

Variations:
甚だ以て
甚だもって
はなはだ以て

 hanahadamotte
    はなはだもって
(exp,adv) (kana only) exceedingly

Variations:
誠にもって
実にもって
真にもって

 makotonimotte
    まことにもって
(exp,adv) (kana only) (See まことに) in all sincerity; truthfully; honestly

Variations:
もっけの幸い
物怪の幸い
勿怪の幸い

 mokkenosaiwai
    もっけのさいわい
(expression) windfall; piece of good luck

Variations:
暴を以て暴に易う
暴をもって暴に易う

 bouomottebounikau / boomottebonikau
    ぼうをもってぼうにかう
(exp,v2h-s) to replace one tyranny by another; to use violence against violence

Variations:
芋づる式
いもづる式
芋蔓式(rK)

 imozurushiki
    いもづるしき
(usu. adverbially as 〜に) (appearing, occurring) one after another

Variations:
おぼれる者はわらをもつかむ
おぼれる者は藁をもつかむ
溺れる者は藁をも掴む

 oborerumonohawaraomotsukamu
    おぼれるものはわらをもつかむ
(exp,v5m) (proverb) a drowning man will catch at a straw

Variations:
ご無理ごもっとも
御無理御尤も
ご無理ご尤も

 gomurigomottomo
    ごむりごもっとも
(expression) you are unquestionably right

Variations:
ご無理ごもっとも
御無理御尤も
御無理ごもっとも(sK)
ご無理ご尤も(sK)

 gomurigomottomo
    ごむりごもっとも
(expression) you are unquestionably right

Variations:
ジモティー
ジモティ
ジモッティー
ジモッピー

 jimotii; jimoti; jimottii; jimoppii / jimoti; jimoti; jimotti; jimoppi
    ジモティー; ジモティ; ジモッティー; ジモッピー
(colloquialism) (from 地元 + English suffix '-ee' or '-y') local people; local residents

Variations:
そんでもって
それでもって
そいでもって

 sondemotte(p); soredemotte; soidemotte
    そんでもって(P); それでもって; そいでもって
(conjunction) (colloquialism) (See それで) and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that

Variations:
もさもさ
モサモサ
もっさもさ
もっさもっさ
モッサモサ
モッサモッサ

 mosamosa; mosamosa; mossamosa; mossamossa; mossamosa; mossamossa
    もさもさ; モサモサ; もっさもさ; もっさもっさ; モッサモサ; モッサモッサ
(vs,adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) to be hairy (of a person); to be thickly bearded; (vs,adv,adv-to) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) to be dense (of vegetation); to be thick; (vs,adv,adv-to) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) to be slow (of a person); to be dull

Variations:
モッツァレラ
モッツァレッラ
モザレラ

 mossharera; mossharerra; mozarera
    モッツァレラ; モッツァレッラ; モザレラ
mozzarella (cheese) (ita:)

Variations:
モッツァレラチーズ
モッツァレラ・チーズ

 mossharerachiizu; mossharera chiizu / mossharerachizu; mossharera chizu
    モッツァレラチーズ; モッツァレラ・チーズ
mozzarella cheese

Variations:
モブシーン
モッブシーン
モブ・シーン
モッブ・シーン

 mobushiin; mobbushiin; mobu shiin; mobbu shiin / mobushin; mobbushin; mobu shin; mobbu shin
    モブシーン; モッブシーン; モブ・シーン; モッブ・シーン
crowd scene (wasei: mob scene)

Variations:
以て瞑すべし
もって瞑すべし
以って瞑すべし(io)

 mottemeisubeshi / mottemesubeshi
    もってめいすべし
(expression) (idiom) being so content that one would not mind dying; one can now rest in peace; one ought to be contented with what has been accomplished

Variations:
仲を取り持つ
仲をとりもつ
中を取り持つ(sK)
仲を取りもつ(sK)
仲を取持つ(sK)
仲をとり持つ(sK)

 nakaotorimotsu
    なかをとりもつ
(exp,v5t) to act as mediator; to be a matchmaker; to bring a couple together

Variations:
余人をもって代えがたい
余人をもって代え難い
余人を以て代え難い
余人を以て代えがたい

 yojinomottekaegatai
    よじんをもってかえがたい
(expression) hard to replace (with other person)

Variations:
併せ持つ
合わせ持つ
あわせ持つ
併せもつ
合せ持つ

 awasemotsu
    あわせもつ
(transitive verb) to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)

Variations:
先ずもって
先ず以て
先ず以って(sK)
まず以て(sK)
まず以って(sK)
先以って(sK)
先以て(sK)
先もって(sK)

 mazumotte
    まずもって
(adverb) (kana only) first of all; in the first place

Variations:
先ず以て
先ず以って(io)
まず以て
まず以って(io)
先以って(io)
先以て(io)
先ずもって
先もって(io)

 mazumotte
    まずもって
(adverb) (kana only) first of all; in the first place

Variations:
分かち持つ
分かちもつ
わかち持つ
別ち持つ

 wakachimotsu
    わかちもつ
(transitive verb) to have in common; to share

Variations:
前もって
前以て(rK)
前以って(sK)

 maemotte
    まえもって
(adverb) in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time

Variations:
勿体をつける
もったいを付ける
勿体を付ける

 mottaiotsukeru
    もったいをつける
(exp,v1) (See 勿体ぶる・もったいぶる) to put on airs; to assume importance

Variations:
外国にルーツを持つ
外国にルーツをもつ(sK)

 gaikokuniruutsuomotsu / gaikokunirutsuomotsu
    がいこくにルーツをもつ
(exp,v5t) to have foreign roots (through citizenship, ancestry, etc.); to have foreign ancestry

Variations:
女の髪の毛には大象も繋がる
女の髪の毛には大象もつながる

 onnanokaminokenihataizoumotsunagaru / onnanokaminokenihataizomotsunagaru
    おんなのかみのけにはたいぞうもつながる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) no man can resist the lure of a woman

Variations:
子を持って知る親の恩
子をもって知る親の恩(sK)

 koomotteshiruoyanoon
    こをもってしるおやのおん
(expression) (proverb) becoming a parent makes you appreciate your own parents

Variations:
子供っぽい
子どもっぽい
子共っぽい(iK)

 kodomoppoi
    こどもっぽい
(adjective) childish; child-like; immature; infantile

Variations:
尻を持つ
ケツを持つ
尻をもつ(sK)
けつを持つ(sK)
ケツ持つ(sK)
尻持つ(sK)
尻もつ(sK)
けつ持つ(sK)

 ketsuomotsu; ketsuomotsu(sk)
    けつをもつ; ケツをもつ(sk)
(exp,v5t) (slang) (idiom) (See ケツ持ち・1) to take responsibility for; to take the blame for

Variations:
持っていく
持って行く
もって行く
持ってゆく

 motteiku(持tteiku, 持tte行ku, motte行ku)(p); motteyuku(持tte行ku, motte行ku, 持tteyuku) / motteku(持tteku, 持tte行ku, motte行ku)(p); motteyuku(持tte行ku, motte行ku, 持tteyuku)
    もっていく(持っていく, 持って行く, もって行く)(P); もってゆく(持って行く, もって行く, 持ってゆく)
(exp,v5k-s,vt) to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear

Variations:
持ってくる
持って来る
もって来る

 mottekuru
    もってくる
(exp,vk) to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

Variations:
持ってけドロボー
持ってけ泥棒
もってけ泥棒(sK)
持ってけドロボウ(sK)

 mottekedorobou; mottekedoroboo / mottekedorobo; mottekedoroboo
    もってけどろぼう; もってけドロボー
(expression) (shouted by vendors at market stalls, etc.) it's (so cheap it's) a steal!; take it away, thief

Variations:
持って来い
持ってこい(sK)
もって来い(sK)

 mottekoi
    もってこい
(exp,adj-no) (1) (kana only) just right; ideal; perfectly suitable; (expression) (2) fetch!; bring me ...

Variations:
捧げ持つ
ささげ持つ(sK)
捧げもつ(sK)

 sasagemotsu
    ささげもつ
(transitive verb) to hold (something) reverently with both hands

Variations:
海のものとも山のものともつかない
海の物とも山の物ともつかない

 uminomonotomoyamanomonotomotsukanai
    うみのものともやまのものともつかない
(exp,adj-i) (idiom) neither fish nor fowl; hard to predict; up in the air; unclear

Variations:
溺れる者は藁をも掴む
溺れる者は藁をもつかむ(sK)
おぼれる者は藁をもつかむ(sK)
おぼれる者はわらをもつかむ(sK)
溺れる者はワラをも掴む(sK)
溺れる者はワラをもつかむ(sK)

 oborerumonohawaraomotsukamu
    おぼれるものはわらをもつかむ
(exp,v5m) (proverb) a drowning man will clutch at a straw

Variations:
熱のこもった
熱の籠もった(rK)
熱の篭った(sK)
熱の籠った(sK)
熱の篭もった(sK)

 netsunokomotta
    ねつのこもった
(exp,adj-f) (See こもる・2) heated (e.g. debate); passionate

Variations:
理をもって非に落ちる
理を以て非に落ちる

 riomottehiniochiru; riomochitehiniochiru(理o以te非ni落chiru)
    りをもってひにおちる; りをもちてひにおちる(理を以て非に落ちる)
(expression) (rare) to lose an argument despite being in the right; to have the right on one's side, yet succumb to another

Variations:
理屈と膏薬はどこへでもつく
理屈と膏薬はどこへでも付く

 rikutsutokouyakuhadokohedemotsuku / rikutsutokoyakuhadokohedemotsuku
    りくつとこうやくはどこへでもつく
(exp,v5k) (proverb) one can give a plausible argument for anything

Variations:
理屈と膏薬はどこへでもつく
理屈と膏薬はどこへでも付く
理屈と膏薬は何処へでもつく(sK)
理屈と膏薬は何処へでも付く(sK)

 rikutsutokouyakuhadokohedemotsuku / rikutsutokoyakuhadokohedemotsuku
    りくつとこうやくはどこへでもつく
(exp,v5k) (proverb) one can give a plausible argument for anything

Variations:
生まれ持つ
生まれもつ
生れ持つ
うまれ持つ
生れもつ

 umaremotsu
    うまれもつ
(transitive verb) to have (something) innate; to be born with

Variations:
身をもって
身を以て
身を持って(iK)

 miomotte
    みをもって
(expression) (1) with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; personally; firsthand; (expression) (2) barely (e.g. escape); narrowly

Variations:
騙されたと思って
だまされたと思って
騙されたとおもって(sK)

 damasaretatoomotte
    だまされたとおもって
(expression) (used to encourage someone to try something) trust me and ...; just take my word for it and ...; think that you have been tricked, and ...

Variations:
持っていく
持って行く
もって行く(sK)
持ってゆく(sK)

 motteiku(p); motteyuku(持tte行ku) / motteku(p); motteyuku(持tte行ku)
    もっていく(P); もってゆく(持って行く)
(exp,v5k-s) to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear

Variations:
持ってくる
持って来る
もって来る(sK)

 mottekuru
    もってくる
(exp,vk) to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get

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