N3
いらい (irai)
以来
since (a certain event/time), ever since
💡 Nuance & Usage:
Indicates continuity from a specific past point in time or event up to the present. Often used in the pattern 'X 以来 Y' (since X, Y has continued). (過去の特定の時点や出来事から現在まで継続していることを表します。「X 以来 Y」の形でよく使われます。)
📝 Example Sentences
日本に来て以来、毎日日本語を勉強しています。
Since coming to Japan, I've been studying Japanese every day.
Practice Quiz
Test your understanding of "以来"!
卒業_______、彼とは一度も会っていません。
🎉 正解 / Correct!
日本語: 「卒業」という時点から現在まで会っていないという継続を表すので、「以来」が適切です。
English: '以来' (since) is appropriate as it expresses continuity from the point of 'graduation' up to the present, having not met him.
English: '以来' (since) is appropriate as it expresses continuity from the point of 'graduation' up to the present, having not met him.
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