らい
Meanings
Noun
1. 以前のある時点から当の時点まで継続して、しばしば起こって、経過して。接続助詞・格助詞のように用いる。
2. 以前のある時点から当の時点まで継続したある長さの期間において。接続助詞・格助詞のように用いる。
3. 以前のある時点から当の時点までではじめてのこと。
4. 以前のある時点から当の時点まででもっとも程度のはなはだしいさまを表す。
5. 爾来。それ以来。接続詞・副詞のように用いる。
6. 以後。今後。この後。接続詞・副詞のように用いる。
やや古
Kanji used
by means of
come
Pitch accent
らい
Top 1300
Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
since then; from that time; ever since
since the dawn of history
since that time; since then; from that point (on)
since our last meeting; since we parted
for as long as one can remember
since the beginning of the world; since the dawn of history
since that time; since then; from that point (on)
from (since) ancient times; from time immemorial
since the era of the Emperor Jinmu; (first ever) since the dawn of Japan's history; unprecedented
Examples (39 in total)
We've been friends ever since.
I haven't seen Tom since October.
I haven't seen him since then.