由

Meaning

由 centers on the idea of origin or cause: the reason why something happens or the source from which it comes. The meaning 'wherefore' is an older way of asking for that reason.

• 理由りゆう
  N4

  reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive

• 自由じゆう
  N4

  freedom; liberty

• 経由けいゆ
  N3

  going through; going via; going by way of

• 由来ゆらい
  N2

  origin; source; history; derivation

• 由よし
  N1

  reason; significance; cause

• 不自由ふじゆう
  N3

  discomfort; inconvenience

• 自由民主党じゆうみんしゅとう

  Liberal Democratic Party; LDP

• 自由自在じゆうじざい

  free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control

• 事由じゆう

  reason; cause; whys and wherefores; particulars

• 由緒ゆいしょ
  N1

  history; pedigree; lineage

• 自由党じゆうとう

  Liberal Party

• 自由形じゆうがた

  freestyle (e.g. swimming event)

• 由縁ゆえん

  acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason

• 由々しいゆゆしい

  grave; serious; alarming

• 那由他なゆた

  an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million)

• 自由化じゆうか
  N3

  liberalization; liberalisation; freeing

• 自由主義じゆうしゅぎ

  liberalism

• 自由経済じゆうけいざい

  free economy

• 自由業じゆうぎょう

  self-employed profession (e.g. actor, artist); liberal profession

• 肢体不自由児したいふじゆうじ

  physically disabled child; child with a physical disability

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