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以来 (いらい): Since then — Japanese vocabulary

以来 is read いらい and means "Since then". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

以来

Reading
いらい · irai
Translation
Since then
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
いらいが

Example

彼はこの前の日曜日以来病気だ。

かれはこのまえのにちようびいらいびょうきだ。

He has been sick since last Sunday.

Kanji in this word

  • 以 — by means of
  • 来 — come, next

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