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事由

事由

Chinese

 
matter; thing; item; work; affair
 
follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; by; to; to leave it (to sb)
simp. and trad.
(事由)

Noun

事由

  1. particulars of a matter; whys and wherefores of a matter
  2. main content
  3. excuse

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
ゆう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

事由 (hiragana じゆう, romaji jiyū, historical hiragana じいう)

  1. cause, reason

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3