以来（いらい）
JLPT N4 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: since then
Example sentences
- 卒業以来、彼に会っていない。 — I haven't seen him since graduation.
- 引っ越して以来、忙しい日が続く。 — I've been busy every day since I moved.
Idioms & proverbs containing “以来”
- 開闢以来 (かいびゃくいらい) — since the beginning of the world; since the dawn of history
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See it used in real works
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