本来 (ほんらい) — originally, by nature
本来
originally
Frequency #1500
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 2
2 characters
漢語 kango
漢語 (kango) — Sino-Japanese compound: all kanji use on'yomi (Chinese-derived) readings. no-adjective
adverb
noun
honrai
ほんらい
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
ほんらい[1] atamadaka 頭高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- originally
- by nature
Explained in simple Japanese
- はじめから そうで ある ようす。
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Adjective forms
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