従来

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See also: 從來

Japanese

Kanji in this term
従 来
じゅう
Grade: 6 		らい
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
從來 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

従(じゅう)来(らい) • (jūrai) 

  1. old, existing, so far
    彼(かれ)は従来(じゅうらい)の習慣(しゅうかん)と違(ちが)ったことをした
    kare wa jūrai no shūkan to chigatta koto o shita
    He departed from the old custom.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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