Definition of 本来 (ほんらい)

adverbial noun, no-adjective
1.
originally, primarily
2.
essentially, intrinsically, naturally, by nature, in (and of) itself
no-adjective, adverbial noun
3.
proper, rightful, legal, normal
Related Kanji
book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
come, due, next, cause, become
Example sentences(showing 16 results)

ベイカー
わか
若い
おと
かくしん
確信
かのじょ
彼女
まえ
ぶん
自分
くる
ほんらい
本来の
しょ
場所
ちゅうし
駐車
わか
若い
おと
すこ
少し
くる
うご
動かす
たの
頼もう
おも
思った
Miss Baker knew that the young man would have to leave very soon, so she decided to ask him to move his car a bit, so that she could park hers in the proper place for the night before going to bed

かれ
ほんらい
本来
おと
He is basically a nice man

きょうそ
競争
ほんらい
本来
わる
悪い
Competition is not by nature evil

くす
ほんらい
本来
どく
This medicine is a natural poison

Diamond is essentially hard

こっかい
国会
ほんらい
本来の
のう
機能
じゅうぶ
十分
The Diet is not fully functioning as such

かれ
ほんらい
本来の
せいかく
性格
That is a characteristic inherent in him

This poem was originally written in French

ぶっしつ
物質
ほんらい
本来
ゆうどく
有毒
This substance is not poisonous in itself

わかもの
若者
たち
ほんらい
本来の
おや
かん
考え
はんぱつ
反発
Young people naturally react against the attitudes of their parents

ぶったい
物体
ほんらい
本来
ゆうがい
有害
These substances are not poisonous in themselves

ぢか
間近
けってん
欠点
ほんらい
本来
そな
備わる
みに
けいこう
傾向
Seen close-up, things have a way of showing their defects, their innate ugliness

こい
ほんらい
本来
もうもく
盲目
Love is by nature blind

ひとびと
人々
だい
次第に
ほんらい
本来の
もくてき
目的
みうしな
見失う
People will gradually lose sight of the original purpose

ほんらい
本来
がい
無害
This is harmless in itself

ほんらい
本来
ひんこん
貧困
そう
じょせい
女性
ども
子供
いりょう
医療
保護
ていきょ
提供
そうせつ
創設
せい
制度
ていしょとくしゃいりょうじょ
低所得者医療扶助
せい
制度
さん
予算
やく
さんぶんいち
3分の1
ろうじん
老人
Medicaid, a program originally created to provide medical care for poverty-level women and children, today spends almost a third of its budget on elderly people