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1 exact word match found in search '由'
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noun
1. reason; significance; cause
2. piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...  (this meaning is restricted to form 由)
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15 words found beginning with '由'
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origin; source; history; derivation; reason; destiny
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noun
history; pedigree; lineage
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Most common form: よる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be due to; to be caused by  (esp. 依る, 拠る; often written with kana only)
2. to depend on; to turn on  (esp. 依る; often written with kana only)
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noun or verb acting prenominally
venerable; prestigious; with a long history
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grave; serious; alarming
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noun
history; memoirs
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meaningful; suggestive; seeming to be with a history; seeming to be with circumstances that are hard to explain  (archaic)
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having an ancient and honorable origin
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noun
meaningless; senseless; absurd
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expression
of rank; of noble birth
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200 words found containing '由' in any position
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noun
1. reason; significance; cause
2. piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...  (this meaning is restricted to form 由)
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noun
reason; pretext; motive
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expression, 'na' adjective, noun
freedom; liberty; as it pleases you
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. through; by way of; via
2. to go via; to go by way of
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1. discomfort; inconvenience
2. poverty; want; destitution
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origin; source; history; derivation; reason; destiny
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noun
history; pedigree; lineage
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2
Most common form: よる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be due to; to be caused by  (esp. 依る, 拠る; often written with kana only)
2. to depend on; to turn on  (esp. 依る; often written with kana only)
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noun
reason; cause
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noun
self-employed profession (e.g. actor, artist); liberal profession  (see also: フリーランサー)
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