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から

からkara

CommonParticle & grammar

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. particle

    from; since; at

    Note: indicates starting location or time, or point of separation; as ...～...まで when setting a scope

  2. through (e.g. a window, door); via; by; from

    Note: indicates passage or transit

  3. particleconjunction

    because; as; since; so; therefore

    Note: after a verb or i-adjective; だ～ after a noun or na-adjective

  4. particle

    from (as in "made from"); of (as in "consisting of"); out of

    Note: indicates constituency

  5. from (as in "a quotation from a book"); out of (as in "out of 10 people"); from among

    Note: indicates source domain

  6. after (doing); since

    Note: after the -te form of a verb

  7. from; by (as in "getting scolded by")

    Note: indicates origin of action

  8. from (e.g. one's viewpoint); based on; according to; in (e.g. one's eyes); by

    Note: indicates basis or standpoint; oft. ～見(み)て, ～言(い)って or ～すると

  9. because of; from; out of (curiosity, necessity, etc.); due to; by; owing to

    Note: indicates reason, cause or motive

  10. as much as; upwards of; at least; more than

    Note: emphasizes an amount; ～（ある／の）for weight, distance, size or general quantity, ～する for price and ～の for people

    千(せん)人(にん)からの人(ひと)が集(あつ)まった。

    • Upwards of a thousand people gathered.

    Words:から人(ひと)集(あつ)まる

    Verified

  11. marks the starting state of a change

  12. expresses warning, sympathy, excitement or determination; emphasizes the previous statement

    colloquial

    Note: at sentence end

    See also: いいから

  13. trails off with an implied reason or consequence left unstated; so ...

    colloquial

    Note: at sentence end

  14. even; to begin with, even ...; right from ...; starting with ... (let alone)

    Note: as ～（して／が）or にして～; when comparing to the most basic example of something; emphatic

    あいさつからしてなっていない。

    • Even his greeting is bad, to begin with.

    Words:からなってない

    Verified

  15. particleconjunction

    it is precisely due to ... (one can't); it is because ...

    Note: as ～といって or ～って; oft. with a neg. sentence

  16. now that; since; so long as; because

    Note: as ～（に）は; indicates that what follows is natural or expected

    See also: からにはSee also: からは

  17. conjunction

    so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why; for that reason

    See also: だから

  18. particleconjunction

    just from (doing); simply by

    dated term

    See also: からに

  19. particle

    by; with; by means of; via

    archaic

Example sentences 4,797

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