以来

See also: 以來

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 以来 – see 以來 (“since; for”). (This term is the simplified form of 以來).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
以	来
い Grade: 4	らい Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
以來 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いらい [íꜜràì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [iɾa̠i]

Noun

以(い)来(らい) • (irai) 

1. since

   卒業(そつぎょう)以来(いらい)、彼(かれ)には会(あ)っていない。

   Sotsugyō irai, kare ni wa atteinai.

   I have not seen him since graduation.

See also

• 以降(いこう) (ikō)
• 以後(いご) (igo)

References

• “〈以来〉”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026