以来

いらい

Also written 已来

Meanings

1. Noun suffix since; henceforth
2. Noun, Adverb ever since

Kanji

• 以 from. Read as イ.
• 来 come. Read as ライ.

Example sentences

• 我々は衣服を着るようになって以来、お互いが分からなくなった。
  Ever since we've been wearing clothes, we haven't known one another.
• 科学的知識は１６世紀以来大いに進歩してきた。
  Scientific knowledge has greatly advanced since the 16th century.
• 以来ずっと友人です。
  We've been friends ever since.
• わが社も設立以来よく伸びたもんだ。
  Our company has come a long way since it was set up.
• ロンドンへいって以来、彼女は電話をかけてきていない。
  She hasn't phoned since she went to London.

Common phrases

• 以来になる

Words containing 以来

• それ以来 (それいらい) since then
• 有史以来 (ゆうしいらい) since the dawn of history
• あれ以来 (あれいらい) since then

And 5 more.

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