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じ 字
Meanings Jump to a sense… 1. from (time, place, quantity); since 2. from (originator); by 3. because; since 4. out of (constituent, part); made from 5. through (e.g. window, vestibule) 6. after; since 7. expresses sympathy or warning Usage patterns 〈 時とき 〉 から 〈 時とき 〉 まで from (time) to (time)
I work from nine to five.
〈 人ひと 〉 から 〈 物もの 〉 をもらう to receive (something) from (someone)
I got a present from my friend.
〈 事こと 〉 から 、 〈 事こと 〉 because of (reason), (result/decision)
Because it's raining, I'll take an umbrella.
〈 物もの 〉 は 〈 物もの 〉 から 作つく る (thing) is made from (material)
Wine is made from grapes.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 から 入はい る to enter through (a place/opening)
The thief got in through the window.
〈 動どう 詞し 〉 てから after doing (verb)
I brush my teeth after eating.
Related words· 13 Both から and ので give a reason, but ので sounds more formal and objective while から is more subjective and can stand alone at sentence end for emphasis.
から states a reason directly and objectively, while し lists reasons more casually and often hints that there are others left unsaid.
から states a reason in a neutral, objective way, while もの adds an emotional or subjective coloring to the same kind of reason.
より marks a starting point in more formal or written Japanese, while から is the everyday, casual equivalent meaning 'from'.
Show 9 more から is the standard Japanese causal particle used nationwide, while けん is a dialectal equivalent heard mainly in western Japan (e.g. Kyushu, Chugoku).
から attaches directly to the end of a clause to give a reason in casual speech, while 何故なら starts a new sentence and is more formal.
から is the ordinary casual way to mark 'from...to' with numbers or times, while ないし is its stiffer, written equivalent.
から gives a subjective, personal reason, whereas ために presents a cause more objectively and formally.
から is a neutral conjunction meaning 'because', while だって's 'because' sense is casual and often self-justifying.
から expresses reason more subjectively and directly and can follow any part of speech, while なので sounds softer and more objective and is limited to nouns/na-adjectives.
から explicitly marks the stated reason for an action ('because'), while て implies causality more loosely as a natural, unstated consequence.
から is a plain, general causal conjunction meaning 'because', while からには implies that once a condition is established, a determined or obligatory outcome naturally follows.
から is the everyday, spoken way to say 'since/from', while 以来 is more formal and stresses a continuing state up to now.
Don't confuse with から explicitly marks a stated reason or cause ('because'), whereas のです adds an explanatory or emphatic tone without necessarily spelling out the reason.
から explicitly states a reason or cause, while のだ adds explanatory or emphatic nuance to a statement without necessarily giving a reason.
Written forms から Usage 100%
Kana-only particle; no kanji spelling exists.
カラ Usage <1%
Etymology A native particle attested in Old Japanese, marking a point of departure or source. Its causal use is documented from the early modern period; the particle’s deeper origin is disputed.
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