由 — reason, cause, from
よし
由
reason
Grade 3
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
5 strokes
abstract
U+7531
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #325
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1101
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- reason
- cause
- from
word
よし yoshi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
ゆう yuu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
ゆ yu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
た
田
rice field
#102
Used as component in (11)
Pictographic (象形). A sprout (丨) growing out of a field (田). The original meaning was sprout from, extended to reason, cause.