Moto 由来 (ゆらい)origin; source; history
- origin; source; historynoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- originally; from the start; by natureadverb (fukushi)
Kanji in 由来
- 由Wherefore; A ReasonRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N3
- 来Come; Due; NextRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N5
Words that share its kanji
- 理由りゆうreason; pretext
- 自由じゆうfreedom; liberty
- 由よしreason; significance
- 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
- 以来いらいsince; henceforth
- 将来しょうらいfuture (usually near); prospects
- 従来じゅうらいup to now; so far
- 来年らいねんnext year
- 本来ほんらいoriginally; primarily
- 来日らいにちarrival in Japan; coming to Japan
- 来月らいげつnext month
- 未来みらいthe future (usually distant)
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