Memory phrase for the Kanji: 由


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Meaning reason, cause, effect, way

Pronunciation

YU, YŌ
yoshi

Explanation

A rice field with a sprouting plant

Mnemonic


 
A field with a sprouting plant: there must be a reason.

Radicals

reason, causeFirst, the root shoot bursts its shell (cf. armor, shield ). And this gives the sprout on the field its reason .
rice field
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 Vocabulary

よし  cause, reason
不自由 ふじゆう  discomfort, disability, inconvenience
由来 ゆらい  origin, source
理由 りゆう  reason, pretext, motive
経由 けいゆ  go by the way, via
自由 じゆう  freedom, liberty, as it pleases you

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