This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

元来

Reading

Kana: がんらい
Romaji: ganrai
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

originally; primarily; essentially; logically; naturally

Kanji

Readings: ゲン、 ガン、 もと
Meanings: beginning, former time, origin
Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become

Example Sentence

元来(がんらい)フットボールとは、ポロのように(うま)()って(おこな)われる競技(きょうぎ)とは(ちが)って、(あし)で、ボールを使(つか)って(おこな)われる競技(きょうぎ)のことでした。
➥Football originally meant "a game played with a ball on foot" - unlike a game played on horseback, such as polo.
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