| Kanji | 以 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | イ |
| Kunyomi | もっ.て |
| Nanori | もち |
| English | by means of, because, in view of, compared with |
| Examples | 以来(いらい): since; henceforth 以内(いない): within; inside of; less than 以前(いぜん): ago; since; before; previous 以下(いか): (1) not exceeding; and downward; ... and below (2) below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level) (3) the below-mentioned; the following; the rest 以後(いご): (1) after this; from now on; hereafter (2) thereafter; since (verb) (after -te form of verb); after (time); since (then) 以上(いじょう): (1) not less than; ... and more; ... and upwards (2) beyond ... (e.g. one's means); further (e.g. nothing further to say); more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that) (3) above-mentioned; foregoing (4) since ...; seeing that ... (5) this is all; that is the end; the end 以降(いこう): on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since 以外(いがい): with the exception of; excepting 以て(もって): (1) with; by (2) by means of; because; in view of |
| JLPT Level | 4 |
| Jouyou Grade | 4 |
| Frequency | 126 |
| Components | 丶: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3) 人: person |
| Number of Strokes | 5 |
| Kanji Radical | 人 |
| Radical Number | 9 |
| Radical Strokes | 2 |
| Radical Reading | ひと・にんべん・ひとやね |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 象形 Pictographic |
| Keyword | by means of |
| Koohii Story 1 | A man earns his living by means of the plow. I imagine a sweating man dragging a bronze-age "ard" behind him as he plows his field himself, too poor to afford an ox. |
| Koohii Story 2 | Mr T now makes a living by means of a plow/hoe and the sweat he puts into it. |
Tags: jlpt.n4, grade4, kanjifreq1-250
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