| 下 | shita shimo moto | under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down |
| 元 | moto koube | first; dollar; origin; head |
| 本 | moto | root, origin, source; basis |
| 旧 | furui moto | old, ancient; former, past |
| 尃 | shiku amaneshi moto harau | to state to, to announce |
| 原 | hara moto tazuneru | source, origin, beginning |
| 素 | shiroginu kiji moto | white (silk); plain; vegetarian; formerly; normally |
| 基 | motoi moto motozuku | foundation, base |
| 趾 | ashi moto ato | toe; tracks, footprints |
| 啇 | moto nemoto yawaragu | to stalk; the stem; the foot; the base |
| 許 | yurusu bakari moto | allow, permit; promise; betroth |
| 貭 | moto mochimae sunao | matter, material, substance |
| 資 | moto | property; wealth; capital |
| 酵 | moto | yeast, leaven |
| 質 | moto tasukeru toru | matter, material, substance |
| 巤 | tategami moto | a mane; bristles, as on a hog; dorsal fins |
| 葆 | moto hikobae hanekazari | reserve, preserve; conceal |