Meaning of 本来 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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本来JLPT 2
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Kana Readingほんらい
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Romajihonrai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- originally; primarily
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- essentially; naturally; by nature; in (and of) itself
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- proper; legal
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Example Sentences
本来, ほんらい used in context
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Love is by nature blind.
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本来は、貧困層の女性や子供に医療保護を提供するために創設された制度である、アメリカ低所得者医療扶助制度が、今日では、その予算の約３分の１を老人に費やしている。
Medicaid, a program originally created to provide medical care for poverty-level women and children, today spends almost a third of its budget on elderly people.
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He is basically a nice man.
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People will gradually lose sight of the original purpose.
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Young people naturally react against the attitudes of their parents.
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The Diet is not fully functioning as such.
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
come, due, next, cause, become
On: ライ, タイ
Kun: く.る, きた.る, きた.す, き.たす, き.たる, き, こ
7 strokes
book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
On: ホン
Kun: もと
5 strokes
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