Illustration: In a family living room, an adult sits with an elderly dog pressed against their knees. A nearby framed photograph clearly shows the same person as a child welcoming that dog as a puppy through this home’s entrance.

JLPT N3suffixLevel estimated by Bebop

以い来らい

irai

since

Follows a time or event. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. １９８８年ねん以来いらいトムに会あっていません。

    I haven’t seen Tom since 1988.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 先週せんしゅうの土曜日どようび以来いらいずっと雨あめです。

    It has been raining since last Saturday.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. あれ以来いらい彼かれから便たよりがない。

    I have heard nothing from him since then.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 以来

  • 以by means of; becauseOnイKunもって
  • 来come; dueOnライ・タイKunくる・きたる・きたす

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