から
Meanings
Particle
1. 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)
Particle
Conjunction
3. because; as; since; so; therefore (after a verb or i-adjective; だ~ after a noun or na-adjective)
Particle
4. 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
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)
Particle
Conjunction
15. 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)
Conjunction
17. so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why; for that reason
Pitch accent
から
Used in vocabulary
片っ端から
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
Adverb
頭から
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
Adverb
横から
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
Expression
Examples4747
大切な こと なんだ から。
Now, this is really important.
紙 は 木 から 作られる。
Paper is made from wood.
学校 は 午前8 時10 分 から 始まる。
School begins at 8:10 a.m.
彼 は 窓 から 入って きた。
He came in through the window.
彼 は ゆっくりと その ドア から 部屋 へ 入った。
He entered the room slowly by that door.
もう 遅い から。
We'd better roll now.