由 — reason, cause, from
よし
由
reason
よし
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.
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Meanings
- reason
- cause
- from
Readings
- On'yomi
- ゆう yuu ゆ yu ゆい yui
- Kun'yomi
- よし yoshi よ yo
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).
ゆい yui On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
13 wordsEach dot is a word containing 由: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 5 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
た
田
rice field
#102
Used as component in (8)
Pictographic (象形). A sprout (丨) growing out of a field (田). The original meaning was sprout from, extended to reason, cause.