から

particle

from, out of / after (following て-form verbs) / since (following て-form verbs) / because (following adjectives and verbs) / beginning with

私は東京から来ました。

I came from Tokyo.

意味（1）

from, out of

東(とう)京(きょう)から帰(かえ)った。

Tōkyō kara kaetta.He returned from Tokyo.

意味（2）

after (following て-form verbs)

意味（3）

since (following て-form verbs)

Tōkyō ni sunde ite kara, nihongo o ryūchō ni hanashimasu.Since living in Tokyo, I speak Japanese fluently.

意味（4）

because (following adjectives and verbs)

Niku o tabenai kara, rāmen wa dame da.Because he doesn't eat meat, ramen is a bad idea.

意味（5）

beginning with

基(き)本(ほん)から始(はじ)める

kihon kara hajimerubegin with the basics