Japanese symbol for “derivation”
由来
ゆらい
Romaji: yurai
origin; source; history; derivation
In Japanese, derivation is 由来, read ゆらい (yurai).
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Meanings
- n, vs origin; source; history; derivation
- adv originally; from the start; by nature
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “derivation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 派生 | はせい hasei | derivation; development; offshoot |
| 生成 | せいせい seisei | creation; generation; formation |
| 導出 | どうしゅつ doushutsu | derivation; drawing (a conclusion) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 理由 | りゆう riyuu | reason; grounds; pretext |
| 自由 | じゆう jiyuu | freedom; liberty |
| 経由 | けいゆ keiyu | going through; going via; going by way of |
| 不自由 | ふじゆう fujiyuu | discomfort; inconvenience |
| 由緒 | ゆいしょ yuisho | history; pedigree; lineage |
| 未来 | みらい mirai | (distant) future |
| 出来る | できる dekiru | to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do) |
| 以来 | いらい irai | since; henceforth |
See also: Chinese symbol for “derivation”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.