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以来

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

以来 — “since, ever since”

以来 (read いらい) means since, ever since. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

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いらい

Meaning

since, ever since

以来 in a sentence

卒業そつぎょう以来いらい、会あっていない。

I haven't seen him since graduation.

The kanji in 以来

以from, than (marking a boundary)
来to come

Words that share a kanji with 以来

以内いない— within, inside (of a limit)
以下いか— or less, less than, below
以外いがい— except, other than, besides
以上いじょう— or more, more than, above; that's all
以前いぜん— before, previously, formerly
以降いこう— on and after, from (a certain time) onward
以後いご— from now on, hereafter, henceforth
来るくる— to come

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