以て

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
以
もっ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

From the gerund (-te form) of verb 持つ (motsu, “to hold”).

Compare Middle Korean ᄡᅥ (pse) / Korean 써 (sseo) from Middle Korean ᄡᅳ다 (psuta) / Korean 쓰다 (sseuda).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) もって [móꜜttè] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [mo̞t̚te̞]

Conjunction

以(もっ)て • (motte)  (preceded by を (o))

  1. marks a method, process, materials by which something is done; with; by; by means of
  2. marks a cause or reason; for; by
  3. marks the time at which something occurs; in; at; on
    Synonym: に (ni)
    本(ほん)日(じつ)をもって閉(へい)店(てん)します。
    Honjitsu o motte heiten shimasu.
    We shall be closing the store today.

Verb

以(もっ)て • (motte) 

  1. conjunctive form of 持つ (motsu) [godan]

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
以
も
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

From もって (motte) above with the geminate consonant omitted.

Conjunction

以(も)て • (mote) 

  1. with; by

References

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