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Kanji Detail for 以 - "by means of"

以

  • Meaning

    以 means "by means of." Also associated with to use.

    1. Use - To employ; to utilize.

    2. By means of - Through; with.

    3. Think - To consider; to ponder.

  • Words using 以

    • 以内 いない Listen within; inside of; less than
    • 以外 いがい Listen excluding; except (for); apart from
    • 予想以上 よそういじょう Listen more than expected

  • Four-character idioms with 以

    • 以心伝心 いしんでんしん Listen telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference
    • 以夷制夷 いいせいい Listen controlling foreigners by foreigners; playing one barbarian state against another
    • 以毒制毒 いどくせいどく Listen using poisonous medication to control poison; fighting evil with evil; fighting fire with fire
    • 開闢以来 かいびゃくいらい Listen since the beginning of the world; since the dawn of history

  • Tattoo check: 以

    • Verified meaning: by means of
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read まこと, ゆえ)
    • Also carries these associations: to use

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 以

    Given names 以(ゆえ)Listen

    Surnames 以(まこと)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    by means of; because; in view of; compared with

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    old variant of 以[yi3]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    according to; so as to; because of; then

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To do; to act. (Analects) "Observe what he does." Meaning to pay attention to his daily conduct. | To use. Such as 以小易大 (exchanging small for large), 以疏間親 (letting the distant alienate the close). | Because; reason. (Book of Odes) "Why is it so long? There must be a reason." Like saying the reason why it is so.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    i(イ) イ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    motte(もって) もって

  • Strokes

    tip

    5 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    to use by means of think already extremely lead guide therefore consequently through with according to employ ponder utilize via

Sentences including 以

  • I don't want to lead a dog's life any more.

  • Don't live off your sister any more.

  • I can't take any more work.

  • Except for bill , they were all in time.

  • Please don't be sad any more.

  • I have read the book before.

  • I know nothing but this.

  • People above 18 may drive.

  • I cannot take less.

  • Tom does anything but study.

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