from (time, place, quantity); since
Marks a starting point in time, space, or a numerical range. Often paired with まで.
The meeting starts at 10 o'clock.
ここから駅まで歩いて5分です。
It's a five-minute walk from here to the station.
Indicates the source or agent of an action, gift, or communication.
これは友達からのプレゼントです。
This is a present from a friend.
先生からアドバイスをもらいました。
I received advice from my teacher.
Follows verbs and adjectives to give a reason or cause. The clause before から is the reason for what follows.
暑いから、窓を開けてください。
It's hot, so please open the window.
時間がないから、急ぎましょう。
We don't have time, so let's hurry.
out of (constituent, part); made from
Shows the material or components something is made of, or the members of a group.
この机は木から作られています。
This desk is made from wood.
委員会は5人の専門家からなる。
The committee consists of five experts.
through (e.g. window, vestibule)
Marks a point of passage or entry, often with movement verbs.
窓から風が入ってくる。
The wind comes in through the window.
玄関からどうぞ。
Please come in through the front door.
Follows the te-form of a verb to indicate that an action has been ongoing since a past event, or that something happens after that event.
日本に来てから、ずっと忙しい。
I've been busy ever since I came to Japan.
食べてから出かけましょう。
Let's go out after we eat.
expresses sympathy or warning
Used in casual speech, often at the end of a sentence, to add a nuance of 'I'm telling you' or 'you know'. Can soften a statement or add a warning tone. See also いいから.
See also: いいから
大丈夫だから、心配しないで。
It's okay, so don't worry.
早くしないと遅れるから！
Hurry up, or we'll be late!
I work from nine to five.
I got a present from my friend.
Because it's raining, I'll take an umbrella.
Wine is made from grapes.
The thief got in through the window.
I brush my teeth after eating.
より marks a starting point in more formal or written Japanese, while から is the everyday, casual equivalent meaning 'from'.
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.
から marks the starting point of a range while まで marks its endpoint, and the two are often used together as から〜まで.
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.