Japanese word

おのずから

Pronunciation

Romajionozukara

Meaning

  • adverbby itself

Example

時間がたてば、問題はおのずから解決します。ji kan ga ta te ba mon dai wa o no zu ka ra kai ketsu shi ma su

In time, the problem will solve itself.

Illustration for おのずから (by itself)

More examples

必要な情報を集めれば、答えはおのずから見えてきます。hitsu yō na jō hō o atsu me re ba kota e wa o no zu ka ra mi e te ki ma su

If you gather the necessary information, the answer will become clear by itself.

Core concept

Describes something happening through its own natural course, without deliberate outside control.

Common phrases

  • おのずから分かるo no zu ka ra wa ka ru

    become clear on its own

  • おのずから明らかになるo no zu ka ra aki ra ka ni na ru

    become evident naturally

  • おのずから決まるo no zu ka ra ki ma ru

    settle on its own

Similar words

自然とshizento: In a way that develops without artificial control or deliberate action.
ひとりでにhitorideni: Without being operated, guided, or helped by anyone else.

Definition in Japanese

人の意図的な働きかけによらず、物事が自然な成り行きでそうなるさま。hito no i to teki na hatara ki ka ke ni yo ra zu mono goto ga shi zen na na ri yu ki de sō na ru sa ma

Word origin

おのずから (onozukara) is a native Japanese adverb formed from おのず (onozu, "by itself") and から (kara), an older form meaning "from" or "through".

Usage tips

  • おのずから (onozukara) often appears in formal Japanese when a result emerges without anyone deliberately causing it, giving it a more detached tone than 自然に (shizen ni).

Other meanings

  • naturallyadverb
  • in due courseadverb

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