Vita:由

Parts

• 由 1105 wherefore (sprout, shoot)

Usage in other kanji

• 由 1105 wherefore (sprout, shoot)
  • 抽 1106 pluck
  • 油 1107 oil
  • 袖 1108 sleeve
  • 届 1110 deliver
  • 笛 1111 flute
  • 画 1170 brush-stroke
  • 黄 1750 yellow
    • 横 1751 sideways
  • 寅 2006 sign of the tiger
    • 演 2007 performance
  • 宙 1109 mid-air
  • 軸 1112 axis

KANJIDIC Entry

• 由 4D33 U7531 B2 C102 G3 S5 F325 N89 V3724 H3499 DK2181 L1105 K376 O186 DO297 MN21724 MP7.1066 E399 IN363 DS325 DH421 DT261 DC134 DJ623 DG1333 P4-5-2 I0a5.35 Q5060.0 DR1676 Yyou2 Wyu ユ ユウ ユイ よし よ.る {wherefore} {a reason}

EDICT Entries

• 経由 [けいゆ] / (n) go by the way / via / (P) /
• 事由 [じゆう] / (n) reason / cause / (P) /
• 自由 [じゆう] / (adj-na,exp,n) freedom / liberty / as it pleases you / (P) /
• 自由化 [じゆうか] / (n) liberalization / liberalisation / freeing / (P) /
• 自由形 [じゆうがた] / (n) freestyle (swimming event) / (P) /
• 自由経済 [じゆうけいざい] / (n) free economy / (P) /
• 自由主義 [じゆうしゅぎ] / (n) liberalism / (P) /
• 不自由 [ふじゆう] / (adj-na,n) (1) discomfort / inconvenience / (2) poverty / want / destitution / (3) disability / (P) /
• 由 [よし] / (n) reason / significance / cause / (P) /
• 由緒 [ゆいしょ] / (n) history / pedigree / lineage / (P) /
• 由来 [ゆらい] / (adv,n,vs) origin / source / history / derivation / reason / destiny / (P) /
• 理由 [りゆう] / (n) reason / pretext / motive / (P) /

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Meta

1. Frequency: 136 out of 9933.

Decomposition

Once

• 由 => No glyph available , 凵

Radical

• 由 => 二 (two) , 丨 (line) , 凵 (container)

Graphical

• 由 => 二,丨,凵

Pinyin & Meaning

1. you2 - to follow/from/it is for...to/reason/cause/because of/due to/to/to leave it (to sb)/by (introduces passive verb)

Pronunciation Clues

1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

High Frequency

• 理由
• 由
• 自由

Medium Frequency

• 由于 (由於)
• 由衷
• 路由器
• 身不由己

Appears In

• 由 also appears in:
• 油抽宙迪届邮袖庙轴笛釉铀胄柚岫妯鼬蚰舳鲉紬軸鈾鮋