Word Meaning 以来 (Irai): Since, Henceforth

Meaning

English

since
henceforth

Reading

Kana

いらい

Romaji

irai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 2673 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

その時以来

そのときいらい

since that time

一別以来

いちべついらい

since our last meeting

あれ以来

あれいらい

since then

それ以来

それいらい

since then

物心ついて以来

ものごころついていらい

for as long as one can remember

有史以来

ゆうしいらい

since the dawn of history

神武以来

じんむいらい

since the era of the Emperor Jimmu

開闢以来

かいびゃくいらい

since the beginning of the world

以下

いか

including ...

以前

いぜん

before

以後

いご

after this

以上

いじょう

that's all

Example Sentences

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以来ずっと友人です。

We've been friends ever since.

それ以来３年が経過した。

Three years have passed since then.

それ以来彼らの消息は不明だ。

They have never been heard of since.

私は１９８０年以来、神戸にいます。

I have been in Kobe since 1980.

１９８８年以来トムに会っていません。

I haven't seen Tom since 1988.

先週の土曜日以来ずっと雨です。

It has been raining since last Saturday.

10月以来、トムとは会ってないよ。

I haven't seen Tom since October.

それ以来彼から一度も便りがない。

We have never heard from him since.

それ以来トムに会うことはなかった。

After that, I didn't see Tom again.

その時以来、彼から何の便りもない。

I haven't heard from him since then.