本來

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See also: 本来

Chinese

roots or stems of plants; origin; source
roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
 
 to come
trad. (本來) 本 來
simp. (本来) 本 来

Pronunciation

Note: beng2 lai5 - Jieyang.

Adjective

本來

  1. (attributive) original

Synonyms

Adverb

本來

  1. originally; the original intent was that
  2. it goes without saying; of course
  3. inherently

Synonyms

  • (originally):

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
本 來
ほん
Grade: 1 		らい
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Noun

本(ほん)來(らい) • (honrai) 

  1. Kyūjitai form of 本来 (“originally”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
本來

Adverb

本來 • (bollae) (hangeul 본래)

  1. hanja form? of 본래 (“originally”)

Noun

本來 • (bollae) (hangeul 본래)

  1. hanja form? of 본래 (“origin”)
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