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KanjiN4Grade 4 · 小45 strokesRadical 人#126 in newspapers

以 · by means of, because

以 is a kanji meaning by means of, because, in view of, compared with. It has 5 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • イi

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • もってmotte

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In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 以 · 8 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 以
WordReadingMeaningLevel
以下いかless than, belowN4
以内いないwithin, less (no more) thanN4
以外いがいother than, with the exception of, exceptingN4
以上いじょうmore than; this is allN4
以前いぜんin the past; beforeN3
以来いらいsince, henceforthN3
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More words that use 以
WordReadingMeaningLevel
以後いごafter this; from now on; hereafterN2
以降いこうon and after, hereafterN2

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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