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Descendants

 * ゆ
 * ユ

Glyph origin
– a container or helmet.

If a helmet, may have been the same as or original character of.

Definitions

 * 1) cause; reason
 * 2) from
 * 3) by; through; via
 * 4) (done) by
 * 5) because of; due to
 * 6) by means of
 * 7) to pass through
 * 8) to follow; to let one determine
 * 1) because of; due to
 * 2) by means of
 * 3) to pass through
 * 4) to follow; to let one determine
 * 1) to pass through
 * 2) to follow; to let one determine
 * 1) to follow; to let one determine
 * 1) to follow; to let one determine

Kanji

 * 1) cause, reason
 * 2) from, arising from

Compounds

 * : freedom
 * : flexibility
 * : origin