由ゆ来らい

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由来する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	由ゆ来らいする	由ゆ来らいしない
Polite	由ゆ来らいします	由ゆ来らいしません
Past polite	由ゆ来らいしました	由ゆ来らいしませんでした
Past	由ゆ来らいした	由ゆ来らいしなかった
Te-form	由ゆ来らいして	由ゆ来らいしないで
Desire	由ゆ来らいしたい	由ゆ来らいしたくない
Potential	由ゆ来らいできる	由ゆ来らいできない
Passive	由ゆ来らいされる	由ゆ来らいされない
Causative	由ゆ来らいさせる	由ゆ来らいさせない
Causative passive	由ゆ来らいさせられる	由ゆ来らいさせられない
Volitional	由ゆ来らいしよう
Polite volitional	由ゆ来らいしましょう
Imperative	由ゆ来らいしろ	由ゆ来らいするな
Conditional	由ゆ来らいすれば	由ゆ来らいしなければ
Tara conditional	由ゆ来らいしたら	由ゆ来らいしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

origin; source; history; derivation

Used for the origin, background, or historical source of a name, custom, word, place, product, etc. As 〜に由来する, it means “to derive from” or “to have its origin in.”

この祭まつりの由ゆ来らいを調しらべた。
I looked into the origin of this festival.
その言こと葉ばはラテン語ごに由ゆ来らいする。
That word derives from Latin.

adverb

originally; from the start; by nature

Adverbial 由来 is uncommon in modern everyday speech and sounds formal or literary; 元来, もともと, or 生来 are often more natural in ordinary conversation.

彼かれは由ゆ来らい、争あらそいを好このまない人ひとだ。
He is, by nature, someone who dislikes conflict.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉に由ゆ来らいするto derive from / have its origin in ~
この地ち名めいは古ふるい伝でん説せつに由ゆ来らいする。
This place name derives from an old legend.
〈物もの〉の由ゆ来らいthe origin/history of ~
この言こと葉ばの由ゆ来らいを調しらべた。
I looked into the origin of this word.
由ゆ来らいを説せつ明めいするto explain the origin (of something)
先せん生せいはその祭まつりの由ゆ来らいを説せつ明めいしてくれた。
The teacher explained the origin of that festival to us.
〈物もの〉の由ゆ来らいを持もつto have a certain origin/background
この習しゅう慣かんは仏ぶっ教きょうに由ゆ来らいを持もつ。
This custom has its origin in Buddhism.

Kanji

由wherefore, a reason
来come, due, next

Related words· 17

起き源げんN1sense 1
起源 focuses narrowly on the very first beginning of something, while 由来 covers both the origin and the fuller background story behind it.
元がん来らいN1sense 2
元来 is the common modern adverb for “originally,” and it usually replaces the more literary adverbial sense of 由来 in everyday prose.
出しゅっ所しょ sense 1
出所 refers to the concrete source or place something came from (like information or money), whereas 由来 is broader, covering historical origin or derivation.
語ご源げんN1
由来 refers broadly to the origin or history of anything (customs, place names, etc.), while 語源 specifically means the etymology of a word.

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基もとづくN3
由来する focuses on the historical origin of something, while 基づく emphasizes the logical or evidential foundation it rests on.
派は生せいN1
由来 refers to the origin or history behind something, while 派生 focuses on how a new thing branches off from that source.
根ねざす
由来する states that something derives historically from a source, whereas 根ざす stresses that something is deeply and persistently rooted in that source.
ちなむ
由来する means to originate or derive from a source, while ちなむ focuses on the connection used for naming or association, as in 地名にちなんだ祭り.
起き因いん
由来 highlights the historical or etymological origin of something, whereas 起因 points to a direct causal factor, and both can take に in a suru-verb frame.
発はっ祥しょう
由来 focuses on the background or derivation of something (like the story behind a custom), while 発祥 refers to the actual birth or first emergence of a thing.
よるN3
由来する focuses on tracing the historical or etymological origin of something, while よる (in 実話によるドラマ etc.) more generally marks what a work or fact is based on.
曰いわくN1
由来 refers neutrally to the origin or history of a thing, while 曰く implies that history is complicated or shady.
源げん泉せん
由来 emphasizes the historical background or derivation of a thing, while 源泉 focuses on it being an active, sustaining source.
故こ事じN1
由来 focuses on the origin or reason behind something, while 故事 refers to the actual historical event or traditional story itself.
経けい緯いN1
由来 emphasizes the origin or source of something, while 経緯 emphasizes the step-by-step process that led to the current situation.
起おこり
由来 focuses on the background history behind a name or custom, while 起こり points more simply to the moment or cause something began.
因いん縁ねん
由来 refers plainly to the historical origin of something, while 因縁 adds a sense of causal or karmic connection to that origin.

Don't confuse with

理り由ゆうN4
由来 means the origin or history of something, while 理由 means the reason for an action; they share the kanji 由 but differ in meaning.
由ゆい緒しょN1
由来 explains where something originated or how it came to be, while 由緒 focuses on the prestige and long tradition of that background, not just its origin.

Word family

由ゆ来らい書がき
written history; memoir; account of origins
天てん然ねん由ゆ来らい
naturally derived; naturally occurring
動どう物ぶつ由ゆ来らい感かん染せん症しょう
zoonosis; animal-borne infectious disease

Written forms

由ゆ来らいUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for both the noun meaning “origin/source” and the more literary adverbial use.
ユライUsage<1%

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound written with 由, associated with reason or source, and 来, “to come.” The spelling transparently supports the idea of something “coming from” a source or background.