由 - N3 Kanji

Meaning of 由意味

wherefore, a reason

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由 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

よし yoshi
よ.る yo.ru

KUNYOMI　訓読み

ユ yu
ユウ yuu
ユイ yui

Examples

それについては知る由もなかった。

She had no way to know about it.

彼がどこへ行ってしまったか知る由もない。

There is no way of knowing where he’s gone.

Back to list JLPT N3 Kanji 19

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結 tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten

構 posture, build, pretend