元来

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 元来 – see 原來 (“the beginning; the past; original; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of 元來, which is in turn a variant form of 原來).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
元	来
がん Grade: 2	らい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
元來 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) が​んらい [gáꜜǹràì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɡã̠nɾa̠i]

Adverb

元(がん)来(らい) • (ganrai) ^{←ぐわんらい (gwanrai)?}

1. originally
2. essentially, primarily
3. by nature

Synonyms

• 本来(ほんらい) (honrai)
• 元々(もともと) (motomoto)