Word Meaning 元来

がんらい ganrai

元来 is read as がんらい (ganrai) and means in the first place.

Meaning

English

  1. in the first place
  2. to begin with
  3. originally
  4. essentially
  5. naturally
  6. by nature
  7. really
  8. actually

Reading

Kana

がんらい

Romaji

ganrai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 5087 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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元日

がんじつ

New Year's Day

もと

earlier times

元金

がんきん

capital

元気

げんき

healthy

元本

がんぽん

principal (invest.)

元々

もともと

none the worse (for)

元年

がんねん

first year (of an imperial era)

元より

もとより

of course

元手

もとで

asset

元通り

もとどおり

as before

以来

いらい

since

家来

けらい

retainer