本来

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本来

noun ほんらい · 本來

もともとそうであること。
道理・筋道から言ってそうあるべきこと。

adverb ほんらい · 本來

もともと。

In English

originally as it was in the beginning
intrinsically in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially

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"本来." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ja/%E6%9C%AC%E6%9D%A5. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {本来},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E6%9C%AC%E6%9D%A5},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}