Material：
Data---List Difference もと 下基本元旧故素
Commentary：
下 (
Hiragana: もと
Romaji: Mo-to) means “under position.”
基 (
Hiragana: もと
Romaji: Mo-to) means “under position” + “supporting the force.” Used when talking about the structure of object.
本 (
Hiragana: もと
Romaji: Mo-to) means “collected things to become the model.” Another reading 本 (ほん Ho-nn) is the information collected to become a book model.
元 (
Hiragana: もと
Romaji: Mo-to),
旧 (
Hiragana: もと
Romaji: Mo-to), and
故 (
Hiragana: もと
Romaji: Mo-to) all these Kanji designate the relation in time.
元 means "origin" and "ultimate starting point".
旧 means “just one step before.”
故 means “terminated” or “no future.” So, 故 implies “someone has ceased.”
素 (
Hiragana: もと
Romaji: Mo-to) is used only in chemistry.
Further study：
Japan Ministry of Education (文部科学省).
学習指導要領 生きる力. 2017.
Republic of Korea Ministry of Education (대한민국
교육부).
People's Republic of China Ministry of Education (
中华人民共和国教育部). Tōngyòng Guīfàn Hànzì Biǎo (通用规范汉字表). 2013.
U.S. Department of Education (アメリカ合衆国教育省).