由

由 — wherefore, a reason

JLPT: JLPT N3
Strokes: 5
Taught in: School year 3
Frequency: #325 most common

Readings

On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.

On'yomi: ゆ yu

ゆう yuu

ゆい yui
Kun'yomi: よし yoshi

よ.る yo.ru

Example words for this kanji are being written.

Words that use 由

A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.