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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N4

126 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 5

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

Kunyomi: もっ.て

Onyomi: イ

Composition: 丶 人

以

Radical

Radical: 人

Reading: ひと

Meaning: man, human

Strokes: 2

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Examples

Examples with audio

以上(いじょう)   more than

以下(いか)   less than

以来(いらい)   since

以外(いがい)   except

以内(いない)   within, less than

以降(いこう)   hereafter, thereafter

以心伝心(いしんでんしん)   tacit understanding

以って(もって)   with, by means of

Onyomi Examples

以降 (イコウ) on and after, from ... onward, since

以下 (イカ) not exceeding ..., not more than ..., ... and under, ... and below, ... or fewer, below (a standard, level, etc.), under, beneath, less than, the following, the below-mentioned, the rest, followed by ..., including ..., ... and other (employees, officials, etc.)

縞曹以 (シマソイ) threestripe rockfish (Sebastes trivittatus)

斑曹以 (ムラソイ) spotbelly rockfish (Sebastes pachycephalus)

Kunyomi Examples

以て (もって) with, by, by means of, because of, on account of, for, due to, on (a day, date), at (a time), as of (e.g. today), adds emphasis to preceding word, in addition (to being), moreover, as well as, and, therefore, and so, hence

以ってしても (もってしても) (not) even when using ..., (not) even with the help of ..., (not) even by ...

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