JMdict: 2119310
本来なら 【ほんらいなら】
- [exp] by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
Kanji in this word:
Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings |
---|---|---|---|
本 | Book, Present, Main, Origin, True, Real, Counter For Long Cylindrical Things | ホン | もと |
来 | Come, Due, Next, Cause, Become | ライ, タイ | く.る, きた.る, きた.す, き.たす, き.たる, き, こ |
Words often seen with this one: (experimental feature)
はず (20), べき (17), ところ (17), この (12), 私 (12), 事 (11), こと (11), その (10)