以

以 — by means of, because, in view of

JLPT: JLPT N4
Strokes: 5
Taught in: School year 4
Frequency: #126 most common

Readings

On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.

On'yomi: い i
Kun'yomi: もっ.て mo.te

Example words for this kanji are being written.

Words that use 以

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