以て (motte)

with, by, by means of, because, in view of

  • JLPT N1

Meaning

以て (もって, motte) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “with, by, by means of, because, in view of”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 6

院中いんちゅう已下いか諸家しょかことごともっ安穏あんのんなり。

」 All the people, nobles as well as commoners, in Kyoto have restored a peaceful life thanks to Yoshitsune.'

その状況は戦争を以てしか決着できない。

The situation could only be settled by war.

自分の作ったものを熱愛の眼を以て見てくれる一人の人があるという意識ほど、美術家にとって力となるものはない。

Nothing gives an artist as much strength as the knowledge that there is at least one person who loves deeply what he has created.

彼は少しも疑惑せず、固い自信を以て更に説き出した。