本来 — meaning in English
honrai
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English meaning
- intrinsically adv In an intrinsic manner; internally; essentially.
- original adj The first of its kind, existing before any copies.
- originally adv At first, or in the beginning, before things changed.
- proper adj Right, fitting, or appropriate for a given purpose or situation.
Senses
本来 is used for these senses in English:
- intrinsically In an intrinsic manner; internally; essentially.
- original (not comparable) First in a series of copies or versions.
- originally (not comparable) As it was in the beginning; at first.
- proper Belonging to oneself or itself; own. [14th c.]
original — full definition
- adj The first of its kind, existing before any copies.
- adj Fresh, inventive, and not copied from anything else.
- noun The very first version of something, from which copies are made.
- noun An unusually distinctive or eccentric person.