がんらい

元 来

Common word

  1. adverb (fukushi)

    originally, essentially, naturally, by nature, really, actually

    • 元来フットボールとは、ポロのように馬に乗って行われる競技とは違って、足で、ボールを使って行われる競技のことでした。
      Football originally meant "a game played with a ball on foot" - unlike a game played on horseback, such as polo.

  2. adverb (fukushi)

    in the first place, to begin with