Kanji details for 由
由
Common kanji
wherefore, a reason
KUN:
- よしyoshi
- よ.るyo.ru
ON:
- ユyu
- ユウyuu
- ユイyui
Example words(showing 1-10 of 183 results)
noun
•
reason, pretext, motive
Other readings:
理由【わけ】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
going through, going via, going by way of
Other readings:
経由【けいゆう】
noun, na-adjective, auxillary suru verb
1.
discomfort, inconvenience
2.
poverty, want, destitution
noun, na-adjective
3.
disability, impairment (physical, mental, etc.)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be due to, to be caused by(usually kana)(esp. 依る;拠る)
2.
to depend on, to turn on(usually kana)(esp. 依る)
3.
to be based on, to come from(usually kana)(esp. 因る;由る)
4.
to be based at (a location, an organization), to be headquartered at(usually kana)(esp. 拠る)
All readings:
よる《因る》
、よる《拠る》
、よる《依る》
、よる《由る》
noun
1.
reason, significance, cause
2.
piece of information that one has heard, I hear that ..., it is said that ...(only relevant for 由)
Other readings:
因【よし】
、縁【よし】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
liberalization, liberalisation, freeing
noun
•
freestyle (e.g. swimming event)
Other readings:
自由型【じゆうがた】
noun, auxillary suru verb, adverb
•
origin, source, history, derivation, reason, destiny