Nobody knows the reason why he quit the company.
由
wherefore, a reason
Kanji
Grade
Grade 3
Strokes
5 strokes
Radical
田部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
ユ, ユウ, ユイ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
よし, よる
Nanori (Name Reading)
ただ, ゆき, よし, より
Common Readings
ユ, ユイ, ユウ, よし
Example sentences
Please tell me one reason.
I don't have much free time.
I want to fly freely like a bird.
Life on this island has many inconveniences.
He grew up in a wealthy family and has lived a life without want.
I headed to Paris via London.
I tried to look up the origin of this place name in detail.
Do you know the origin of this place name?
I heard that you are doing well.
Example Vocabulary
理由
reason; motive; ground; excuse
自由
freedom; liberty; free
不自由
inconvenience; lack; disability; restricted
経由
via; by way of; through
由来
origin; derivation; history
由
reason; circumstance; gist; I heard that...
自由に
freely; as one likes; without restraint
理由をつける
知る由もない
自由自在
freely; at will; with complete mastery
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