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から

Romaji kara

JLPT N3 Common word

01

空 から · kara

JLPT N3 Common word 虚 (rarely used kanji form)、カラ

01noun · no-adjective

emptiness; being empty

02prefix

not carrying anything; unburdened; empty-handed

03prefix

dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false; no-show (reservation); put-on (cheeriness, courage, etc.); empty (compliments); insincere

Examples

ほとんど空なのでガソリンを入れなくてはなりません。

I need to put some gas in the car, as it's almost empty.

Tatoeba #196121

そのグラスは空だった。

I found the glass empty.

Tatoeba #213246

その箱はほとんど空です。

The box is almost empty.

Tatoeba #207212

02

殻 から · kara

JLPT N2 Common word 骸 (rarely used kanji form)

01noun

shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

Examples

飲み物はヤシの実の殻に入れてあった。

The drinks were served in coconut shells.

Tatoeba #189957

卵の殻は壊れやすい。

The shell of an egg is easily broken.

Tatoeba #78500

03

から kara

Common word

01particle

from; since; at

indicates starting location or time, or point of separation; as ...~...まで when setting a scope

02particle

through (e.g. a window, door); via; by; from

indicates passage or transit

03particle · conjunction

because; as; since; so; therefore

after a verb or i-adjective; だ~ after a noun or na-adjective

04particle

from (as in "made from"); of (as in "consisting of"); out of

indicates constituency

05particle

from (as in "a quotation from a book"); out of (as in "out of 10 people"); from among

indicates source domain

06particle

after (doing); since

after the -te form of a verb

07particle

from; by (as in "getting scolded by")

indicates origin of action

08particle

from (e.g. one's viewpoint); based on; according to; in (e.g. one's eyes); by

indicates basis or standpoint; oft. ~見て, ~言って or ~すると

09particle

because of; from; out of (curiosity, necessity, etc.); due to; by; owing to

indicates reason, cause or motive

10particle

as much as; upwards of; at least; more than

emphasizes an amount; ~(ある/の)for weight, distance, size or general quantity, ~する for price and ~の for people

11particle

marks the starting state of a change

12particle

colloquial

expresses warning, sympathy, excitement or determination; emphasizes the previous statement

at sentence end

13particle

colloquial

trails off with an implied reason or consequence left unstated; so ...

at sentence end

14particle

even; to begin with, even ...; right from ...; starting with ... (let alone)

as ~(して/が)or にして~; when comparing to the most basic example of something; emphatic

15particle · conjunction

it is precisely due to ... (one can't); it is because ...

as ~といって or ~って; oft. with a neg. sentence

16particle · conjunction

now that; since; so long as; because

as ~(に)は; indicates that what follows is natural or expected

17conjunction

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why; for that reason

18particle · conjunction

dated term

just from (doing); simply by

19particle

archaic

by; with; by means of; via

Examples

もう遅いから。

We'd better roll now.

Tatoeba #194028

紙は木から作られる。

Paper is made from wood.

Tatoeba #151205

彼は窓から入ってきた。

He came in through the window.

Tatoeba #102820

04

掛絡 から · kara

掛落、掛羅

01noun

archaic

Zen monk's waistcoat (short, informal kasaya)

02noun

ring (usu. made of ivory) attached to this waistcoat

03noun

netsuke; item attached to a netsuke

05

幹 から · kara

柄

01noun

03noun

archaic

handle

06

唐 から · kara

韓、漢

07

加羅 から · kara

伽羅、迦羅

01noun

historical term

Karak (ancient Korean confederacy); Kaya

08

辛 から · kara

01counter

colloquial

counter for spiciness of food (e.g. curry)

Source

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