元来

• 読み: がんらい
• ローマ字: ganrai
• 漢字の分解: 元 (gan/gen) — origin, source; 来 (rai) — come
• 発音: /ɡa.ɴ.ɾa.i/

意味

Originally; essentially; by nature. Indicates something is true from the very beginning or by inherent nature.

An adverb used to refer back to the original or inherent nature of something. Often appears when contrasting a current state with an original one (元来この場所は森だった — this place was originally a forest) or when describing someone's innate character. Similar to もともと but more formal and literary.

例文

1. 元来この土地は田んぼだったらしい。
2. 彼女は元来真面目な性格で嘘がつけない。
3. 元来の目的を忘れずに取り組むべきだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: writing, explanations, history, character description

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 元 (gan/gen, origin/source) + 来 (rai, to come). Literally 'coming from the origin,' pointing back to the fundamental starting point or nature.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal