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由来

Origin

Meaning

Origin, Source, Coming From

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

What's the reason that something comes into being? Its origin, of course. Nothing can come into the world without a source, because it's always coming from somewhere.

Reading

ゆらい

Explanation

You didn't learn this reading for 由 so here's a mnemonic to help you: The best way to get close to the origin or source of something is to move into a yurt (ゆ). Yurts are easy to move around, so you can always get close to the source, wherever that may be.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 由来を聞く

    to ask the origin of something, to hear the origin of something

    由来を教えてください

    please tell me what the origin is

    由来を知る

    to know the origin of something

  • 自然由来

    derived naturally

    植物由来

    derived from plants

    生物由来

    biologically derived

  • 名前の由来

    origin of a name

    地名の由来

    origin of a place-name

    言葉の由来

    origin of a word

Context Sentences

この場所の名前の由来を知っていますか？

Do you know the origin of the name of this place?

自然由来の材料を使っています。

We use ingredients from natural sources.

この単語は、ラテン語に由来しています。

This word comes from Latin.

Kanji Composition