See also: がら

Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Japanese (kara, origin, source), from Proto-Japonic *kara. Cognate with Miyako から (kara), Okinawan から (kara).

Pronunciation edit

Particle edit

から (kara

  1. from, out of
    (とう)(きょう)から(かえ)った
    Tōkyō kara kaetta.
    He returned from Tokyo.
    ずっと(まえ)から(はなし)
    zutto mae kara no hanashi
    a conversation from way back
    ()()(しつ)からふしぎ(たび)
    chikashitsu kara no fushigi na tabi
    a mysterious journey (starting) from the basement
  2. after (following -form verbs)
    ()わってから()ください
    Owatte kara, kite kudasai.
    Please come by after finishing [after you've finished].
  3. since (following -form verbs)
    (とう)(きょう)()んでいてから()(ほん)()(りゅう)(ちょう)(はな)します
    Tōkyō ni sunde ite kara, nihongo o ryūchō ni hanashimasu.
    Since living in Tokyo, I speak Japanese fluently.
  4. because (following adjectives and verbs); as a result of
    Synonym: (Chūgoku, Shikoku, Kyūshū) けん (ken)
    (にく)()べないからラーメン()()
    Niku o tabenai kara, rāmen wa dame da.
    Because he doesn't eat meat, ramen is a bad idea.
    (わたし)いるから(しん)(ぱい)ないでしょう
    Watashi ga iru kara shinpai nai deshō?
    Because I'm here, there's no need to worry, right?
  5. beginning with
    ()(ほん)から(はじ)める
    kihon kara hajimeru
    begin with the basics
  6. from; beginning with
    Coordinate term: まで (made, until)
    (いち)から(きゅう)までの数字(すうじ)
    ichi kara kyū made no sūji
    the numbers 1 to 9
    (いち)から(きゅう)使(つか)
    ichi kara kyū o tsukau
    use the numbers 1 to 9
    東京(とうきょう)から大阪(おおさか)まで
    Tōkyō kara Ōsaka made
    from Tokyo to Osaka

Etymology 2 edit

For pronunciation and definitions of から – see the following entries.
1
[prefix] something empty
[prefix] ineffectual
[prefix] false
S
[noun] shell, crust, chaff
[noun] husk, hull
S
[prefix] element in compounds, referring to things imported from China or from other foreign lands
[noun] foreign lands in general
[noun] Short for 唐織り (karaori): silk fabrics imported from China; an exquisitely-embroidered woman's kimono; a costume made in the karaori style used in Noh theater
[proper noun] (formal, dated) the name of China during the Tang dynasty (618-907 CE).
3
[prefix] element in compounds, referring to things imported from China or Korea, or from other foreign lands
[noun] (historical) shortly before and during the Edo period, foreign lands in general
[proper noun] the Gaya confederacy
[proper noun] (archaic) the Korean peninsula
[proper noun] (archaic) China, especially during the Han dynasty
(This term, から, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as から, see Category:Japanese kanji read as から.)