元来

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 原來 (“the beginning; the past; original; etc.”).
(This term is the simplified form of 元來, which is in turn a variant form of 原來).
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Japanese

Kanji in this term
がん
Grade: 2
らい
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
元來 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Adverb

(がん)(らい) (ganraiぐわんらい (gwanrai)?

  1. originally
  2. essentially, primarily
  3. by nature

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN