以来 (irai, te irai)

Meaning

  1. since

All JLPT 2 grammar : 以来(以来, irai, te irai), since; henceforth, [Adverbial noun, Temporal noun]

Example

日本語意味
3年前に東京へ来て以来ここに住んでいる。I came to Tokyo three years ago and have been living here ever since.
結果次第では、両社に対して2月以来の行政指導が行われる。Depending on the results both companies may be put under administrative guidance from February.
僕が最後に君にあって以来君は出世したね。You’ve come up in the world since the last time I saw you.
物心ついて以来はこんな美しい夜を見たことがない。It’s the most beautiful night I’ve seen since I can remember.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
以来iraisince, henceforth
東京toukyouTokyo
ここkokohere
taiopposite; opposition; versus; vs.; v.
結果kekkaresult, consequence
指導shidouleadership, guidance
出世shussesuccess in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
bokuI, me
kimiyou, buddy, pal
最後saigolast, final, latest
美しいutsukushiibeautiful, lovely
yoruevening, night

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
ネンとしyear, counter for years
ライ,タイく.る, きた.る, きた.すcome, due, next, cause, become
トウひがしeast
ゼンまえ, -まえin front, before
もっ.てby means of
ジュウ,ヂュウ,チュウす.む, す.まう, -ず.まいdwell, reside
キョウ,ケイ,キンみやこcapital
ゲツ,ガツつきmonth, moon
コウ,ギョウ,アンい.く, ゆ.く, -ゆ.きgoing, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
シャやしろcompany, firm
ジ,シつ.ぐ, つぎnext, sequence
は.たす, はた.す, -は.たすfruit, achieve, finish
リョウてる, ふたつboth, two
セイ,ショウまつりごと, まんpolitics, government
ゆび, さ.す, -さ.しfinger, point to
タイ,ツイあいて, こた.える, そろ.いopposite, compare
ゴ,コウのち, うし.ろ, うしろbehind, back, later
シュツ,スイで.る, -で, だ.すexit, leave, go out, come out, put out
セイ,セ,ソウgeneration, world
クンきみ, -ぎみmister, you, ruler
サイ,シュもっと.も, つまutmost, extreme
ケンみ.る, み.える, み.せるsee, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
ブツ,モツもの, もの-thing, object
シンこころ, -ごころheart, mind
よ, よるnight, evening
ビ,ミうつく.しいbeauty, beautiful
ジョ,ニョ,ニョウおんな, めwoman, female

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