以来

以来

See also: 以來

Chinese

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

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

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Japanese

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

以来 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 以來, hiragana いらい, rōmaji irai)

1. since

   卒業以来 (そつぎょういらい)、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 (い)降 (こう) (ikō)
• 以 (い)後 (ご) (igo)

References

1. Hirayama, Tetsuo (1960) 全国アクセント辞典 (Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: 東京堂,.