Search Terms: *由
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noun
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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.)
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
•
justifiable cause for noncompliance with the law
noun
1.
connection, relationship
2.
origin, reason, cause
3.
motive (e.g. for an act)
Other readings:
縁由【えんゆう】
no-adjective, noun
1.
free-for-all, open-to-all
2.
optional (to participate in), non-compulsory