Meaning
もとより (motoyori) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “from the first”.
Example sentences 11
子供はもとより大人もそのゲームに夢中になっている
Adults as well as children are crazy about the game.
源頼綱の三男。
He is the third son of MINAMOTO no Yoritsuna.
源頼親の三男。
He was MINAMOTO no Yorichika's third son.
源頼賢、源頼仲は同母兄。
MINAMOTO no Yorikata and MINAMOTO no Yorinaka were his older brothers born to the same mother.
子に源頼風、源頼治、源頼景らがある。
His children included MINAMOTO no Yorikaze, MINAMOTO no Yoriharu, and MINAMOTO no Yorikage.
さて、この隣の男のもとよりかくなむ。
Then, she received the following from the man, who was her neighbor.
源頼成、源頼房、源頼遠、源頼基らの父。
He was the father of MINAMOTO no Yorinari, MINAMOTO no Yorifusa, MINAMOTO no Yorito, and MINAMOTO no Yorimoto.
もとより織田の大軍の前に守りきれるわけが無い。
From the start, there was no way we could hold out against Oda's great army.
もとより私には彼を告訴する気などまったくなかった.
Originally [At first] I had no intention whatsoever of suing him.
録画の実力テスト:使いやすさはもとより、画質・音質の実力も高い。
Recording performance test: Not only is it easy to use, it also offers high picture and sound quality.
低賃金、劣悪な労働条件、一方的な首切りなどの経済・労働問題はもとより、各種の人道的問題までも引き起こしている。
Of course, they are suffering from terrible working conditions such as low wages and arbitrary layoffs, as well as from various forms of discrimination.