から (Kara) is a Japanese particle meaning “from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity), since, from (originator), by”.

Meanings

  1. particlefrom (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
  2. particlefrom (originator); by
  3. particlebecause; sincefollows verbs, adjectives
  4. particleout of (constituent, part)
  5. particlethrough (e.g. window, vestibule)
  6. particleafter; sincefollowing the te-form of a verb

Examples

  • Class doesn't begin until eight-thirty.

  • Recently my haemorrhoids, which I've had from before, are painful.

  • They say love is blind.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).