Vocabulary
以来

以い来らい

irai
Common N3 noun

Translations

1. since
2. henceforth

Notes

The term '以来' is often used to indicate a starting point in time from which something has continued to the present. It is commonly used in both written and spoken Japanese.

Examples

彼かれが日本にほんに来きて以来いらい、ずっと忙いそがしい。

Kare ga Nihon ni kite irai, zutto isogashii.

He has been busy ever since he came to Japan.

卒業そつぎょう以来いらい、彼かれとは会あっていない。

Sotsugyou irai, kare to wa atte inai.

I haven't seen him since graduation.

事故じこ以来いらい、彼かれは車くるまを運転うんてんしていない。

Jiko irai, kare wa kuruma o unten shite inai.

He hasn't driven a car since the accident.