元来

がんらい

Meanings

1. Adverb originally; essentially; naturally; by nature; really; actually
2. in the first place; to begin with

Kanji

• 元 source. Read as ガン.
• 来 come. Read as ライ.

Example sentences

• 元来フットボールとは、ポロのように馬に乗って行われる競技とは違って、足で、ボールを使って行われる競技のことでした。
  Football originally meant "a game played with a ball on foot" - unlike a game played on horseback, such as polo.
• 元来の私は、内向的なんですよ。こんなところで、ちゃーちゃー言ってますけど。
  I'm an introvert by nature, but here I am going on and on.

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