もっと

もっと

adverb

more

1. more, further, to a greater degree

Used to express a greater quantity, degree, or extent than the current state.

もっと食(た)べてください。

Please eat more.

もっと大(おお)きい声(こえ)で話(はな)してください。

Please speak in a louder voice.

もっと勉強(べんきょう)したいです。

I want to study more.

もっとゆっくり話(はな)してください。

Please speak more slowly.

もっと早(はや)く来(き)てほしかった。

I wanted you to come earlier.

もっと means more—used to express wanting or needing a greater degree of something.

Common patterns

もっと + adjective: もっと大(おお)きい (bigger)
もっと + adverb: もっとゆっくり (more slowly)
もっと + verb: もっと食(た)べる (eat more)

Common expressions

もっと早(はや)く: faster, earlier
もっと上手(じょうず)に: more skillfully
もっとください: please give me more

Similar words

もっと: more (comparative)
まだ: still, yet
もう: already, anymore
さらに: furthermore (formal)
より: more (comparative marker)

Related Words

Compare: 更(さら)に (furthermore (formal))

Compare: 最(もっと)も (most (superlative))

Compare: ずっと (continuously; much more)

Compare: まだ (still, yet)

Compare: もう (already, anymore)

Compare: ますます (increasingly, more and more)

Compare: 一層(いっそう) (more, all the more, further)

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Added 2026.1.7 21:05 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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