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Kanji: 以

KANJI
5 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
もっ
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 7 (completion of 4th grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 4th grade in Japan
Radical:
人(亻)
Radical name:
ひと(にんべん)
Meaning:
By means of, because, in view of, compared with
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 150 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N4
(いか)
less than
N4
(いがい)
with the exception of
N4
(いじょう)
more than, this is all
N4
(いない)
within
N3
(いぜん)
ago, since, before, previous
N3
(いらい)
since, henceforth
N2
(いご)
after this, from now on, hereafter, thereafter
N2
(いこう)
on and after, hereafter, thereafter
N1
(もっ)
with, by, by means of, because, in view of
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