Kanji

以

以

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

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

5 strokes

Radical

人部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

イ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

もって

Nanori (Name Reading)

これ, さね, しげ, とも, のり, もち, ゆき, より

Common Readings

イ

Example sentences

以上 いじょう
これ 以上 の 遅刻 は 許されない 。

No more lateness will be tolerated.

万 まん
彼 は 一 万 冊 以上 の 本 を 持っている 。

He has more than ten thousand books.

以外 いがい
日曜日 以外 は 、 毎日 仕事 に 行きます 。

I go to work every day except Sundays.

関係者 かんけいしゃ
関係者 以外 立ち入り禁止 。

No entry except for authorized personnel.

これ以上 これいじょう
これ以上 待つ こと は できません 。

I cannot wait any longer.

手出し てだし
これ以上 、 私 の プライベート な 問題 に 手出し しないで ください 。

Please don't interfere in my private matters any further.

以前 いぜん
以前 、 ここ に 来た こと が あります 。

I have been here before.

実は じつは
実は 、 以前 日本 に 住んでいた こと が あります 。

Actually, I have lived in Japan before.

それ以上 それいじょう
それ以上 は もう 聞きたくない 。

I don't want to hear any more than that.

以来 いらい
卒業 して 以来 、 彼 に は 一度 も 会っていない 。

I haven't met him once since we graduated.

Example Vocabulary

以上

いじょう

more than; exceeding; or more

以外

いがい

except; other than; with the exception of

これ以上

これいじょう

any more; further

以前

いぜん

before; previously

それ以上

それいじょう

more than that; beyond that; further

以来

いらい

since; from that time on

以降

いこう

from ... onward; since

以下

いか

less than or equal to; below; following

以内

いない

within; inside

予想以上

よそういじょう

more than expected

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