[由, yóu, ㄧㄡˊ]to follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; to; to leave it (to sb); by (introduces passive verb)#134[Add to Longdo]
[よる, yoru](v5r, vi) (1) (uk) (esp. 依る;拠る) to be due to; to be caused by; (2) (esp. 依る) to depend on; to turn on; (3) (esp. 因る;由る) to be based on; to come from; (P)[Add to Longdo]
[げんいんにおいてじゆうなこうい, gen'innioitejiyuunakoui](exp) actio libera in causa; manufacturing the conditions of one's own defence (e.g. getting drunk in order to commit a crime)[Add to Longdo]