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

因、 縁

Reading

Kana: よし
Romaji: yoshi
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

reason; significance; cause

2

piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

Note: Only 由

Kanji

Readings: ユ、 ユウ、 ユイ、 よし、 よ.る
Meanings: wherefore, a reason
Readings: イン、 よ.る、 ちな.む
Meanings: cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to
Readings: エン、 -ネン、 ふち、 ふちど.る、 ゆかり、 よすが、 へり、 えにし
Meanings: affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink

Example Sentences

思想(しそう)自由(じゆう)だ。
➥Thought is free.
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火災(かさい)理由(りゆう)(なに)か。
➥What is the cause of the fire?
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自由(じゆう)にお()(くだ)さい。
➥Please take one.
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(おれ)自由(じゆう)(おとこ)
➥I'm a free man.
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人々(ひとびと)自由(じゆう)(あい)する。
➥People love freedom.
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経由地(けいゆち)はどこですか。
➥Where does it stop over?
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