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English Meanings:
noun
- story; tale; legend
- plot; storyline
謂れ
[いわれ]
iware
noun
Alternate Written Forms:
謂われ
[いわれ]
iware
English Meanings:
noun
- reason; cause
- history; origin
因縁
[いんねん]
innen
noun
Alternate Written Forms:
因縁
[いんえん]
inen
English Meanings:
noun
- fate; destiny
- connection; tie; bond; origin
- pretext; justification
- hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things)
沿革
[えんかく]
enkaku
noun
English Meanings:
noun
- history; development
過去
[かこ]
kako
noun, adverb, no adjective
English Meanings:
noun, adverb, no adjective
- the past; bygone days
noun
- one's past (that one would prefer remained secret)
- past (tense); preterit; preterite
- previous life
経緯
[いきさつ]
ikisatsu
noun
Alternate Written Forms:
経緯
[けいい]
keii
経緯
[たてぬき]
tatenuki
経緯
[たてよこ]
tateyoko
Outdated Reading
English Meanings:
noun
- details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances; how it started; how things got this way
- longitude and latitude
- warp and weft; warp and woof (orig. meaning of けいい)
故事
[こじ]
koji
noun
Alternate Written Forms:
古事
[こじ]
koji
English Meanings:
noun
- historical event; ancient event
- tradition; folklore; legend; origin
成り立つ
[なりたつ]
naritatsu
godan verb, intransitive verb
Alternate Written Forms:
成立つ
[なりたつ]
naritatsu
English Meanings:
godan verb, intransitive verb
- to consist of; to be made up of; to be composed of
- to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be valid
- to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on; to keep going
昔
[むかし]
mukashi
no adjective, noun, adverb
English Meanings:
no adjective, noun, adverb
- olden days; former
前歴
[ぜんれき]
zenreki
noun
English Meanings:
noun
- personal history
素性
[すじょう]
sujou
noun
Alternate Written Forms:
素姓
[すじょう]
sujou
種姓
[すじょう]
sujou
素生
[すじょう]
sujou
素性
[そせい]
sosei
素生
[そせい]
sosei
種姓
[しゅせい]
shusei
素姓
[すぞう]
suzou
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種姓
[しゅしょう]
shushou
Outdated Reading
English Meanings:
noun
- birth; lineage; parentage; origin
- identity; background; history; past
- provenance; origin
物語
[ものがたり]
monogatari
noun
Alternate Written Forms:
物語り
[ものがたり]
monogatari
English Meanings:
noun
- story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
由縁
[ゆえん]
yuen
noun
English Meanings:
noun
- acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
由緒
[ゆいしょ]
yuisho
noun
English Meanings:
noun
- history; pedigree; lineage
由来
[ゆらい]
yurai
noun, suru verb, adverb
English Meanings:
noun, suru verb
- origin; source; history; derivation
adverb
- originally; from the start; by nature
来歴
[らいれき]
raireki
noun
English Meanings:
noun
- history; career
履歴
[りれき]
rireki
noun
English Meanings:
noun
- personal history; background; career
- log; record; history
- hysteresis
歴史
[れきし]
rekishi
noun, no adjective
English Meanings:
noun, no adjective
- history
昨日
[きのう]
kinou
noun, adverb
Alternate Written Forms:
昨日
[さくじつ]
sakujitsu
English Meanings:
noun, adverb
- yesterday
成り立ち
[なりたち]
naritachi
noun
Alternate Written Forms:
成立ち
[なりたち]
naritachi
English Meanings:
noun
- the way in which something came about; origin
- structure; organization; the way something is constructed