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How to say 'Origin' in Japanese | 由来

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The Japanese word for Origin is 'Yurai', written as 由来 in Japanese.'Origin' in hiragana is ゆらい.

    word

    由来

    Meaning

    Origin

    Reading

    ゆらい

    yurai

    Kanji

    由Reason 来Come

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '由来 (ゆらい)' refers to the origin or source of something, often used to describe the historical or cultural background of a tradition, custom, or object. It can also imply the reason or cause behind something. For example: The origin of this festival is ancient「この祭りの由来は古いです」(このまつりのゆらいはふるいです). The story behind this tradition is interesting「この伝統の由来は面白いです」(このでんとうのゆらいはおもしろいです). This word is commonly used in contexts discussing history, culture, or etymology.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    4016

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 由来

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    由

    Meaning

    Reason

  • kanji

    来

    Meaning

    Come

Words Related to 由来 Through the Kanji 由

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 由 as well.

  • word

    理由

    Meaning

    Reason

  • word

    自由

    Meaning

    Freedom, Liberty

  • word

    経由

    Meaning

    Via

  • word

    不自由

    Meaning

    Discomfort

Words Related to 由来 Through the Kanji 来

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 来 as well.

  • word

    来る

    Meaning

    Come

  • word

    出来る

    Meaning

    Can, Be made

  • word

    来月

    Meaning

    Next month

  • word

    来週

    Meaning

    Next week

  • word

    持って来る

    Meaning

    Bring

  • word

    将来

    Meaning

    Future

  • word

    以来

    Meaning

    Since

  • word

    連れて来る

    Meaning

    Bring

  • word

    従来

    Meaning

    Tradition

  • word

    再来年

    Meaning

    Year after next

  • word

    再来月

    Meaning

    Month after next

  • word

    再来週

    Meaning

    Week after next

  • word

    未来

    Meaning

    Future

  • word

    行き来

    Meaning

    Coming and going

  • word

    元来

    Meaning

    Originally

  • word

    出来事

    Meaning

    Event

  • word

    外来語

    Meaning

    Loanword

  • word

    出来上がる

    Meaning

    Complete

  • word

    やって来る

    Meaning

    Come

  • word

    来日

    Meaning

    Arrival

  • word

    出来上がり

    Meaning

    Completion

  • word

    出来るだけ

    Meaning

    As much as possible

  • word

    本来

    Meaning

    Originally

  • word

    来年

    Meaning

    Next year

  • word

    来

    Meaning

    Next

  • word

    如来

    Meaning

    Buddha

  • word

    外来

    Meaning

    Foreign

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