"から" meaning in Japanese

See から in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

IPA: [ka̠ɾa̠] Forms: kara [romanization]
Etymology: From Old Japanese 柄 (kara, “origin, source”), from Proto-Japonic *kara. Cognate with Miyako から (kara), Okinawan から (kara). Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|柄#particle|柄|origin, source|tr=kara}} Old Japanese 柄 (kara, “origin, source”), {{inh|ja|jpx-pro|*kara}} Proto-Japonic *kara, {{cog|mvi|から|tr=kara}} Miyako から (kara), {{cog|ryu|から|tr=kara}} Okinawan から (kara) Head templates: {{ja-pos|particle}} から • (kara)
  1. from, out of
    Sense id: en-から-ja-particle-pl8a7cvP
  2. after (following て-form verbs)
    Sense id: en-から-ja-particle-w7GuP3ZQ
  3. since (following て-form verbs)
    Sense id: en-から-ja-particle-Yx2tdrbU
  4. because (following adjectives and verbs); as a result of Synonyms: けん [Chūgoku, Kyūshū, Shikoku]
    Sense id: en-から-ja-particle-o6gVS3-n Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese particles, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Old Japanese links with manual fragments, Old Japanese links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 5 7 5 59 11 13 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 6 12 6 55 8 13 Disambiguation of Japanese particles: 2 9 5 71 6 7 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 6 12 6 56 8 12 Disambiguation of Old Japanese links with manual fragments: 6 8 5 66 6 9 Disambiguation of Old Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 5 9 4 68 5 9
  5. beginning with
    Sense id: en-から-ja-particle-10GgbHZx
  6. from; beginning with
    Sense id: en-から-ja-particle-Rp6lJHuk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for から meaning in Japanese (5.4kB)

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          "english": "He returned from Tokyo.",
          "roman": "Tōkyō kara kaetta.",
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              "東",
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            [
              "京",
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          "english": "Since living in Tokyo, I speak Japanese fluently.",
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              "日",
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              "本",
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              "語",
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              "流",
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              "暢",
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              "話",
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              "京",
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              "語",
              "ご"
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              "流",
              "りゅう"
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              "暢",
              "ちょう"
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              "話",
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              "肉",
              "にく"
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              "食",
              "た"
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              "駄",
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            [
              "目",
              "め"
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          "text": "肉を食べないから、ラーメンは駄目だ。"
        },
        {
          "english": "Because I'm here, there's no need to worry, right?",
          "roman": "Watashi ga iru kara shinpai nai deshō?",
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              "私",
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              "心",
              "しん"
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              "配",
              "ぱい"
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              "本",
              "ほん"
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