から

See also: がら

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɾa̠]

Particle

から (rōmaji kara)

  1. from, out of
    東 (とう)京 (きょう)から帰 (かえ)った。
    Tōkyō kara kaetta.
    He returned from Tokyo.
    ずっと前 (まえ)からの話 (はなし)
    zutto mae kara no hanashi
    a conversation from way back
  2. after (following て-form verbs)
    終 (お)わってから、来 (き)て下 (くだ)さい。
    Owatte kara, kitekudasai.
    Please come by after finishing [after you've finished].
  3. because (following adjectives and verbs)
    肉 (にく)を食 (た)べないから、ラーメンは駄 (だ)目 (め)だ。
    Niku o tabenai kara, rāmen wa dame da.
    Because he doesn't eat meat, ramen is bad [a bad idea].
    私 (わたし)がいるから心配 (しんぱい)ないでしょ？
    Watashi ga iru kara shinpai nai desho?
    Because I'm here, there's no need to worry, right?

Noun

から (rōmaji kara)

  1. 空: emptiness
  2. 殻: shell
  3. 唐: the old name for China
  4. 漢: China
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