から
kara
From (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity), since
- from (originator), by
- because, since
- out of (constituent, part)
Other ways to say “from” in Japanese →
high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
朝の9時から夜の5時まで働きます。
あさのくじからよるのごじまではたらきます。
I work from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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大晦日から雪が降っています。
おおみそかからゆきがふっています。
It has been snowing since New Year's Eve.
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九時から会議が始まります。
くじからかいぎがはじまります。
The meeting starts from 9 o'clock.
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九時から開店します。
くじから かいてんします。
We open from nine o'clock.
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What does から mean?
From (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity), since. It can also mean: from (originator), by; because, since; out of (constituent, part).
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から (kara). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
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