から

Meanings

1. Particle from; since; at (indicates starting location or time, or point of separation; as ...～...まで when setting a scope)
2. through (e.g. a window, door); via; by; from (indicates passage or transit)
3. Particle, Conjunction because; as; since; so; therefore (after a verb or i-adjective; だ～ after a noun or na-adjective)
4. Particle from (as in "made from"); of (as in "consisting of"); out of (indicates constituency)
5. from (as in "a quotation from a book"); out of (as in "out of 10 people"); from among (indicates source domain)
6. after (doing); since (after the -te form of a verb)
7. from; by (as in "getting scolded by") (indicates origin of action)
8. 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)
9. because of; from; out of (curiosity, necessity, etc.); due to; by; owing to (indicates reason, cause or motive)
10. 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)
11. marks the starting state of a change
12. expresses warning, sympathy, excitement or determination; emphasizes the previous statement (at sentence end) See also: いいから.
13. trails off with an implied reason or consequence left unstated; so ... (at sentence end)
14. 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)
15. Particle, 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)
16. now that; since; so long as; because (as ～（に）は; indicates that what follows is natural or expected) See also: からには. See also: からは.
17. Conjunction so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why; for that reason See also: だから.
18. Particle, Conjunction just from (doing); simply by See also: 空荷 (からに).
19. Particle by; with; by means of; via

Example sentences

• それはあなたが一人になりたくないからです。
  It's because you don't want to be alone.
• だから何？
  So what?
• だから何なの？
  So what?
• あなたが女の子だからよ。
  That's because you're a girl.
• 孤独な人は、他人を恐れるから一人なのだ。
  Every person who is alone is alone because they are afraid of others.

Common phrases

• 最初から最後まで (さいしょからさいごまで) from beginning to end
• どこからともなく from out of nowhere
• 次から次へと (つぎからつぎへと) in succession
• しばらくしてから after a while

Words containing から

• 身から出た錆 (みからでたさび) paying for one's mistakes
• 藪から棒 (やぶからぼう) bolt from the blue
• 上から目線 (うえからめせん) condescending attitude

And 155 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists