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Kanji Grade 3 - 由

Kanji character Grade 3 由. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 3 - 由
About
wherefore, a reason
Kun: よし、 よ.る
On: ユ、 ユウ、 ユイ
5 strokes
Radical: field 田
Parts: | 日 田
 
Onyomi
由来 【ユライ】 origin, source, history, derivation, originally, from the start, by nature
由緒 【ユイショ】 history, pedigree, lineage
来由 【ライユ】 origin, cause
因由 【インユ】 cause
事由 【ジユウ】 reason, cause
海洋自由 【カイヨウジユウ】 freedom of the sea
由緒 【ユイショ】 history, pedigree, lineage
由緒ある 【ユイショアル】 venerable, prestigious, with a long history
 
Kunyomi
由 【よし】 reason, significance, cause, piece of information that one has heard, I hear that ..., it is said that ...
由ありげ 【よしありげ】 meaningful, suggestive, seeming to be with a history, seeming to be with circumstances that are hard to explain
候由 【そうろうよし】 I hear that ...