元来
がんらい
ganrai
JMdict entry #1261080
- adverb (fukushi) originally; essentially; naturally; by nature; really; actually
- adverb (fukushi) in the first place; to begin with
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
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。
ganrai futtobooru to ha 、 poro no you ni uma ni noxtsu te okonawa reru kyougi to ha chigaxtsu te 、 ashi de 、 booru wo tsukaxtsu te okonawa reru kyougi no koto deshi ta 。
Football originally meant "a game played with a ball on foot" - unlike a game played on horseback, such as polo.