本来|ほんらいhonrai[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. adverb, no-adjectiveoriginally; primarily
   この詩しは本来ほんらいフランス語ふらんすごで書かかれていた。↗

   This poem was originally written in French.
2. adverb, no-adjectiveessentially; intrinsically; naturally; by nature; in (and of) itself
   競争きょうそうは本来ほんらい悪わるいものではない。↗

   Competition is not by nature evil.
3. no-adjectiveproper; rightful; legal; normal

• Related本質的ほんしつてきNeutralA na-adjective for what concerns the essence or is fundamental; 「本来」 is an adverb or noun meaning originally or as things should be.
• Relatedそれ自体それじたいNeutralPoints to the thing itself and nothing else, as in 「計画それ自体は良い」; 「本来」 stresses how something originally is or ought to be.
• Antonym例外的れいがいてきNeutralStands opposite to 「本来」 on whether something is standard: it means exceptional, out of the ordinary, not the usual case.

Use 「本来」 for what something originally is or should be by reason; pick 「本質的」 for matters of essence, 「それ自体」 for the thing itself; 「例外的」 is the antonym for the exceptional.

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1. もともとそうであること。
2. 道理どうり・筋道すじみちから言いってそうあるべきこと。
3. もともと。