以来

• 読み: いらい
• ローマ字: irai
• 漢字の分解: 以 (i) — by means of, from; 来 (rai) — come
• 発音: /i.ɾa.i/

意味

Since; from that time on; ever since. Indicates a starting point that continues to the present.

A noun and suffix indicating that something has continued from a certain point in time until now. Attaches to time expressions or events: 卒業以来 (since graduation), あれ以来 (since then). Always implies the situation continues to the present. Distinguished from 以降 (from that point onward, which may or may not continue to the present) and から (a more casual way to say 'since').

例文

1. 大学卒業以来、ずっとこの会社で働いている。
2. あれ以来、彼女とは会っていない。
3. 引っ越し以来、近所に友達ができた。

使い方ガイド

場面: narrative, formal writing, daily conversation

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Composed of 以 (by means of, from) and 来 (come). Together they mean 'from a point, coming forward to the present,' capturing the sense of continuation.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal