以

meaningby means of, because, in view of, compared with

On'yomi
イ
Kun'yomi
もっ.て
Strokes
5
Taught in
Japanese grade 4
Frequency
#126 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

以
  • 以来いらいsince
  • 以内いないwithin
  • 以前いぜんbefore
  • 以下いかnot exceeding ...
  • 以後いごafter this
  • 以上いじょうnot less than ...
  • 以降いこうon and after
  • 以外いがいexcluding

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