Word Meaning 由来

ゆらい yurai

由来 is read as ゆらい (yurai) and means originally.

Meaning

English

  1. originally
  2. from the start
  3. by nature
  4. origin
  5. source
  6. history
  7. derivation

Reading

Kana

ゆらい

Romaji

yurai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 4073 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

由来書

ゆらいしょ

history

天然由来

てんねんゆらい

naturally-derived

来由

らいゆ

origin

動物由来感染症

どうぶつゆらいかんせんしょう

anthropozoonosis (diseases transmitted to humans by animals)

よし

piece of information that one has heard

由緒

ゆいしょ

history

未来

みらい

(distant) future

到来

とうらい

arrival

渡来

とらい

visit (from abroad)

昨年来

さくねんらい

since last year

在来

ざいらい

pre-existing

Example Sentences

10

I wonder where that came from.

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This word is of Latin descent.

This word comes from Greek.

Which schools stem from Buddhist thought?

80% of all English words come from other languages.

These technical terms derive from Greek.

The concept of zero comes from Hindu culture.

That is because human beings are mammals.

Jigsaw refers to a fret saw - that's how the name's origin was derived.