由 – wherefore, a reason

5 strokesTaught in grade 3#325 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 由 means wherefore, a reason. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ユ、ユウ、ユイ (yu, yuu, yui); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is よし、よ.る (yoshi, yoru). It is written with 5 strokes, under radical 田 (no. 102).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ユ	yu
On’yomi	ユウ	yuu
On’yomi	ユイ	yui
Kun’yomi	よし	yoshi
Kun’yomi	よ.る	yoru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 田 (Kangxi radical 102). Components: ｜・日・田.

Words using 由

理由りゆうreason自由じゆうfreedom経由けいゆgoing through不自由ふじゆうdiscomfort

Example sentences

どうしてあなたにお詫びする理由があるのですか。

Why should I apologize to you?

Tatoeba #201575

お金を使うも貯めるも自由にしなさい。

You may spend or save at will.

Tatoeba #227225

彼はホノルル経由で帰ってきた。

He came back by way of Honolulu.

Tatoeba #110911

Kanji with the same radical

田界画男町番申異留略甲畑畳畜

Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.