Info on the Kanji 以

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What is this? "以"

Meaning(s)

by means of, because, in view of, compared with

Reading(s)

onyomi I
kunyomi

Other

stroke count 5
grade 4
jlpt level N4
Example words with 以
WordMeaning
もって
motte
with / by / by means of / because / in view of
いか
ika
not exceeding / and downward / ... and below / below / under / the below-mentioned / the following / the rest
いがい
igai
with the exception of / excepting
いご
igo
after this / from now on / hereafter / thereafter / since / after / since
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Example Sentences with 以
これ上考えても無駄だ。

前にどこかで会ったことがありませんか」とその学生はたずねた。

3年前に東京へ来て来ここに住んでいる。

90歳上生きることは決してまれではない。



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