Moto 由 (よし)reason; significance; cause
- reason; significance; causenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 由
Words that share its kanji
- 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
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