Memory phrase for the character: 由

由

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Meaning

reason, cause, effect, way

Pronunciation

YU, YŌ
yoshi

Explanation

 A rice field 田 with a sprouting plant 丨

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

Radicals

由 reason, causeThe sprout丨 on the field 田 has its reason 由. (That's after the root shoot 丨 burst its shell 甲.)
田 rice field




 Vocabulary

由 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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