🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
から : kara | define meaning
kara
Pronunciation: [kaɾa]
Definition
Particle
- Marks the geographical or temporal point of origin. From; since.
- なーふぁからちゃん【那覇から来ゃん】
naafa kara chan
"(He) came from Naha" - なまから【今から】
nama kara
"from now on" - あとぅから【後から】
atu kara
"later", "afterwards"
- なーふぁからちゃん【那覇から来ゃん】
- Marks the means of travel. By.
- ふにからいちゅん【船から行ちゅん】
funi kara ichun
"to go by boat"
- ふにからいちゅん【船から行ちゅん】
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese から kara "from, since; after; because".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "By and by. A'tookára", "I am going now, he will comme presently. Atookárra wang eéchoong atookárra eéchoong", "Stop, you shall look presently. Mátee, atookárra ya meésheeoong", and "By and by I will give it to my children. Atookárra qua gnee queéoong".
Notes
The particle から kara differs from its standard Japanese counterpart in that it is not used to mark a cause or reason.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | から |
| Romanization | kara |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kaɾa] |
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 26). から : kara | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1107/kara/.