Kanji
由
kanji character
wherefore
a reason
由 kanji-由 wherefore, a reason
由
Meaning
wherefore and a reason
Readings
Kun'yomi
- よし reason
- よし なき meaningless
- よし ある of rank
- よる
On'yomi
- ゆ らい origin
- けい ゆ going through
- ゆ ゆ しい grave
- じ ゆう freedom
- り ゆう reason
- ふじ ゆう discomfort
- ゆい しょ history
- ゆい しょある venerable
- ゆい しょただしい having an ancient and honorable origin
Practice Writing
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由 るto be due to, to be caused by, to depend on... -
自 由 freedom, liberty -
理 由 reason, grounds, pretext... -
由 来 origin, source, history... -
経 由 going through, going via, going by way of -
由 緒 history, pedigree, lineage -
不 自 由 discomfort, inconvenience, poverty... -
自 由 化 liberalization, liberalisation, freeing -
事 由 reason, cause, whys and wherefores... -
自 由 形 freestyle (e.g. swimming event) -
自 由 型 freestyle (e.g. swimming event) -
自 由 主 義 liberalism -
由 々 しいgrave, serious, alarming -
自 由 経 済 free economy -
由 由 しいgrave, serious, alarming -
自 由 自 在 free, unrestricted, (with) complete mastery... -
自 由 業 self-employed profession (e.g. actor, artist), liberal profession -
由 縁 acquaintance, relation, affinity... -
由 なきmeaningless, senseless, absurd -
因 由 cause -
原 由 reason, cause -
由 有 るof rank, of noble birth -
候 由 I hear that ... -
由 無 きmeaningless, senseless, absurd -
来 由 origin, cause -
由 ありげmeaningful, suggestive, seeming to be with a history... -
由 々 しきgrave, serious, alarming -
縁 由 connection, relationship, origin... -
率 由 following (a precedent, former example, etc.)