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Meaning of 元来 in Japanese
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元来JLPT 1
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Kana Readingがんらい
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Romajiganrai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
- Meaning
- originally; primarily; essentially; logically; naturally
- Example sentence
- 元来フットボールとは、ポロのように馬に乗って行われる競技とは違って、足で、ボールを使って行われる競技のことでした。 Football originally meant "a game played with a ball on foot" - unlike a game played on horseback, such as polo.
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Examples of 元来, がんらい in a sentence
Kanji in this word
来
JLPT 5
7 strokes
come, due, next, cause, become
On'Yomi: ライ, タイ
Kun'Yomi: く.る, きた.る, きた.す, き.たす, き.たる, き, こ