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従来 (じゅうらい): up to now, so far, traditional — Japanese vocabulary

従来 is read じゅうらい and means "up to now, so far, traditional". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

従来

Reading
じゅうらい · juurai
Translation
up to now, so far, traditional
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
じゅうらいが

Example

彼は従来の習慣と違ったことをした。

かれはじゅうらいのしゅうかんとちがったことをした。

He departed from the old custom.

Kanji in this word

  • 従 — follow, obey
  • 来 — come, next

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