Moto 由: Wherefore; A ReasonKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ユ、ユウ、ユイ
- Kun'yomi
- よし、よ(る)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 200 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ユ・ユウ・ユイ)
- 理由りゆうreason; pretext
- 自由じゆうfreedom; liberty
- 不自由ふじゆうdiscomfort; inconvenience
- 経由けいゆgoing through; going via
- 自由化じゆうかliberalization; liberalisation
- 自由形じゆうがたfreestyle (e.g. swimming event)
- 自由主義じゆうしゅぎliberalism
- 由来ゆらいorigin; source
- 自由経済じゆうけいざいfree economy
- 由緒ゆいしょhistory; pedigree
- 事由じゆうreason; cause
- 肢体不自由児したいふじゆうじphysically handicapped child
- 自由労働者じゆうろうどうしゃcasual laborer (labourer); day laborer (labourer)
- 自由業じゆうぎょうself-employed profession (e.g. actor, artist); liberal profession
- 自由自在じゆうじざいfree; unrestricted
- オルド自由主義オルドじゆうしゅぎordoliberalism
- カナダ自由党カナダじゆうとうLiberal Party of Canada
- コンゴ自由国コンゴじゆうこくCongo Free State (1885-1908 name of the Belgian Congo)
- 上告理由じょうこくりゆうground for appeal
- 人身の自由じんしんのじゆうfreedom of the person; personal freedom
- 体の不自由からだのふじゆうdisabled; handicapped
- 信教の自由しんきょうのじゆうfreedom of religion
- 充足理由の原理じゅうそくりゆうのげんりprinciple of sufficient reason (logic)
- 充足理由律じゅうそくりゆうりつprinciple of sufficient reason (logic)
- 内面の自由ないめんのじゆうfreedom of thought
- 判決理由はんけつりゆうratio decidendi; reason for a verdict
- 動物由来感染症どうぶつゆらいかんせんしょうanthropozoonosis (diseases transmitted to humans by animals)
- 原因において自由な行為げんいんにおいてじゆうなこういactio libera in causa; manufacturing the conditions of one's own defence (e.g. getting drunk in order to commit a crime)
- 原由げんゆうreason; cause
- 参加自由さんかじゆうfree-for-all; open-to-all
- 古典的自由主義こてんてきじゆうしゅぎclassical liberalism
- 四つの自由よっつのじゆうthe Four Freedoms (as defined by Franklin D. Roosevelt: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, freedom from fear)
- 因由いんゆcause
- 報道の自由ほうどうのじゆうfreedom of the press
- 天然由来てんねんゆらいnaturally-derived; naturally-occurring
- 契約自由けいやくじゆうfreedom of contract
- 存在理由そんざいりゆうreason for being; raison d'être
- 左のような理由ひだりのようなりゆうthe reason(s) is (are) as follows
- 市場自由化しじょうじゆうかmarket liberalization; market liberalisation
- 志望理由書しぼうりゆうしょstatement of purpose; essay/letter in university application form
- 思想の自由しそうのじゆうfreedom of thought
- 性の自由せいのじゆうsexual freedom
- 性的自由せいてきじゆうsexual freedom
- 意志の自由いしのじゆうfreedom of will
- 招へい理由書しょうへいりゆうしょinvitation letter (e.g. document in support of a visa to enter Japan)
- 招聘理由書しょうへいりゆうしょinvitation letter (e.g. document in support of a visa to enter Japan)
- 控訴理由こうそりゆうgrounds for an appeal
- 改版理由かいはんりゆうreason for revision; reason for modification
- 政治活動の自由せいじかつどうのじゆうfreedom to carry out political activities; freedom of political activity
- 政治自由化せいじじゆうかpolitical liberalization; political liberalisation
- 文脈自由ぶんみゃくじゆうcontext-free
- 文脈自由言語ぶんみゃくじゆうげんごcontext-free language
- 新自由主義しんじゆうしゅぎneoliberalism
- 新自由主義者しんじゆうしゅぎしゃneoliberal
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 由よしreason; significance
- に由らずによらずin contrast to; despite
- 候由そうろうよしI hear that ...
Other readings
- 由々しいゆゆしいgrave; serious
- 出版の自由しゅっぱんのじゆうfreedom of the press
- 文脈自由文法ぶんみゃくじゆうぶんぽうcontext-free grammar
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