本来、元々

Kana: ほんらい、もともと

originally

What 本来、元々 means

本来、元々 (ほんらい、もともと) is an Japanese word meaning “originally”. It belongs to the Grammar & Phrases topic and appears at Level 4, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.

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