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：2026/01/15
由
Onyomi
ユ / ユウ / ユイ
Kunyomi
よし / よる
Character
grade-3-kanji
kanji
Japanese Meaning
原因、理由 / から、から生じる
Easy Japanese Meaning
ものごとのりゆうやもと、どこからきたかをあらわすかんじ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
原因；缘由 / 从；自（表示来源） / 出于；起于（表示起因）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
原因；緣由 / 由、從（表示起點或來源） / 因為；由於（表示原因）
Korean Meaning
이유, 까닭 / ~로부터, ~에서 / ~에 의하다
Indonesian
alasan / sebab / berasal dari
Vietnamese Meaning
nguyên do; lý do / từ; xuất phát từ / do; bởi
Tagalog Meaning
sanhi / pinagmulan / mula
Sense（1）
cause, reason
Sense（2）
from, arising from
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由
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The cause of his lateness was a train delay.
See correct answer
彼の遅刻の理由は電車の遅延だった。
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