Word

元来

がんらい
CommonJLPT N1

Meanings

  1. Adverb

    originally; essentially; naturally; by nature; really; actually

  2. Adverb

    in the first place; to begin with

In Spanish

  1. originalmente; por naturaleza propia

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

  • 元来の私は、内向的なんですよ。こんなところで、ちゃーちゃー言ってますけど。

    I'm an introvert by nature, but here I am going on and on.

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