来由

Traditional form:

來由

Pinyin (reading):

láiyóu

Definitions:

• reason; cause

Characters:

• 来 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
• 由 - cause, reason; from

Traditional characters:

• 來 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
• 由 - cause, reason; from