Info on the Kanji 由

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What is this? "由"

Meaning(s)

wherefore, a reason

Reading(s)

onyomi YU, YUU, YUI
kunyomi yoshi

Other

stroke count 5
grade 3
jlpt level N3
Example words with 由
WordMeaning

yu
reason / significance / cause
いんゆ
in yu
cause
けいゆ
keiyu
through / by way of / via / to go via / to go by way of
はらゆ
hara yu
reason / cause
そうろうゆ
sourou yu
i hear that ...
じゆう
jiyuu
reason / cause
じゆう
jiyuu
freedom / liberty / as it pleases you
ゆる
yu ru
to be due to / to be caused by / to depend on / to turn on / to be based on / to come from
ゆいしょ
yuisho
history / pedigree / lineage
ゆらい
yurai
origin / source / history / derivation / reason / destiny
らいゆ
rai yu
origin / cause
りゆう
riyuu
reason / pretext / motive
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Example Sentences with 由
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