もとより

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of もとより – see the following entries.

【素より】 [adverb] from the outset, first

【固より】 [adverb] (Classical Japanese) in the first place; all along [adverb] (Classical Japanese) no doubt

(This term, もとより (motoyori), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)

(The following entry is uncreated: 職より.)