Kanji1 / 5
以 kanji
by means of, because, in view of, compared with
- JLPT level
- N4 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N4 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- Grade 4 (elementary school)
On readings
イ
Kun readings
もって
Words with 以
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —それ以来since then; from that time; ever since
- —以心伝心telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; communion of mind with mind; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
- —有史以来since the dawn of history
- —あれ以来since then
- —以毒制毒using poisonous medication to control poison; fighting evil with evil; fighting fire with fire
- —一別以来since our last meeting; since we parted
- —標準以下below average
- —神武以来since the era of the Emperor Jimmu; (first ever) since the dawn of Japan's history; unprecedented
- —開闢以来since the beginning of the world; since the dawn of history
- —自今以後henceforth; henceforward; hereafter
- —有史以前prehistory
- —ゼロ以外non-zero
- —整数以外non-integer
- —未生以前before one's birth; before one was born
- —数分以内within minutes
- —友達以上more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
- —実力以上beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power
- —これ以上any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
- —以夷制夷controlling foreigners by foreigners; playing one barbarian state against another
- —以夷攻夷controlling foreigners by foreigners; playing one barbarian state against another