Info on the Kanji 以

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Meaning(s)

by means of, because, in view of, compared with

Reading(s)

onyomi I
kunyomi

Other

stroke count 5
grade 4
jlpt level N4
Example words with 以
WordMeaning
もって
motte
with / by / by means of / because / in view of
いか
ika
not exceeding / and downward / ... and below / below / under / the below-mentioned / the following / the rest
いがい
igai
with the exception of / excepting
いご
igo
after this / from now on / hereafter / thereafter / since / after / since
いじょう
ijou
not less than / ... and more / ... and upwards / beyond ... / further / more than ... / above-mentioned / foregoing / since ... / seeing that ... / this is all / that is the end / the end
西いせい
isei
... and westward / west of
いぜん
izen
ago / since / before / previous
いとう
itou
... and eastward / east of
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