Kanji

由

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Stroke order data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)(opens in a new tab)
JLPT N3Jōyō · grade 3freq #3255 strokes

Meanings

wherefore, a reason

ES: razón, significado, causa

On
ユ、ユウ、ユイ
Kun
よし、よ.る

Common words

  • 自由じゆうfreedom, liberty
  • 理由りゆうreason, grounds, pretext, excuse, motive
  • 経由けいゆgoing through, going via, going by way of
  • 不自由ふじゆうdiscomfort, inconvenience
  • 事由じゆうreason, cause, whys and wherefores, particulars
  • 由緒ゆいしょhistory, pedigree, lineage
  • 由来ゆらいorigin, source, history, derivation
  • 自由化じゆうかliberalization, liberalisation, freeing

Example sentences

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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