由 Kanji for a reason

N3–N2Grade 35 strokes

a reason, wherefore

Kun: よし、よ.る
On: ユ、ユウ、ユイ

由 is the Japanese kanji for a reason, wherefore. It is written with 5 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is よし、よ.る and its on reading is ユ、ユウ、ユイ.

Stroke order

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Words with 由

由よしreason, significance, cause
自じ由ゆうfreedom, liberty
理り由ゆうreason, grounds, pretext
経けい由ゆgoing through, going via, going by way of
不ふ自じ由ゆうdiscomfort, inconvenience
由ゆ来らいorigin, source, history

Practice 由 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.