由 — 5 strokes ／ Radical「田」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 5 strokes ／ Radical「田」
- On
- ユ・ユウ・ユイ
- Kun
- よし
- Meaning
- reason, cause, origin
Origin
A pictograph of a jar with its contents coming out of the spout — from this it means the source or reason of things.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ユ | 由来・経由 |
|---|---|
| ユウ | 自由・理由・事由 |
| ユイ | 由緒 |
| よし | ……の由 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 自由じゆう
freedom
- 理由りゆう
reason
Example
おくれた 理由を 話します。
I explain the reason I was late.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)