以 — kanji meaning “by means of”
以
by means of, because, in view of, compared with
- Meanings
- by means of, because, in view of, compared with
- On'yomi
- イ (i)
- Kun'yomi
- もっ.て
- Name readings
- もち
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #126 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 9
- Chinese reading
- yǐ — Chinese character page
Words with 以
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 以上 | いじょう ijou | not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above |
| 以前 | いぜん izen | before; prior to; ago |
| 以下 | いか ika | not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under |
| 以来 | いらい irai | since; henceforth |
| 以内 | いない inai | within; inside of; less than |
| 以降 | いこう ikou | on and after; from ... onward; since |
| 以外 | いがい igai | excluding; except (for); apart from |
| 以後 | いご igo | after this; from now on; hereafter |
| 以心伝心 | いしんでんしん ishindenshin | telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference |
| を以て | をもって omotte | with; by; by means of |
| 所以 | ゆえん yuen | reason; grounds; circumstances |
| 以遠 | いえん ien | beyond; further than |
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