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Dictionary: “元来”

元来

がんらい

originally; essentially; naturally; by nature; really; actually

Example sentence

Football originally meant "a game played with a ball on foot" - unlike a game played on horseback, such as polo.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

元
On
げん;がん
Kun
もと
Stroke count
4

・beginning

・former time

・origin

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来
On
らい;たい
Kun
く.る;きた.る;きた.す;き.たす;き.たる;き;こ
Stroke count
7

・come

・due

・next

・cause

・become

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元来

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in the first place;to begin with