由
N3よし
因縁
[yoshi]
Meanings
1.Noun
reason; significance; cause
2.Noun
piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
Examples
彼が怒った由を聞いてみた。
I asked about the reason he got angry.
事故の由を調べるのに時間がかかる。
It takes time to investigate the cause of the accident.
この祭りの由はとても古いらしい。
The origin of this festival is apparently very old.