Meaning of kara in Japanese
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Definition of kara
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(prt) from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
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from (originator)
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because
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out of (constituent, part)
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through (e.g. window, vestibule)
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after; since (following te-form verb)
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(n) shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
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(n, adj-no) emptiness; vacuum; blank
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.
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(n) Zen monk's waistcoat (a short, informal kasaya)
→Related words:
袈裟
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ring (usu. made of ivory) attached to this waistcoat
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netsuke; item attached to a netsuke
→Related words:
根付け
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(n) trunk; stem; stalk
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shaft (of an arrow)
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handle
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(n, n-pref) China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)