Onyomi: イ · Kunyomi: すで.に, のみ, はなはだ, や.む · Meanings: already, halt, long ago, previously, stop
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 以上 | いじょう | not less than ..., ... and over, ... and above, ... and upwards, ... or more | common JLPT-N4 Noun, used as a suffix |
| 以下 | いか | not exceeding ..., not more than ..., ... and under, ... and below, ... or fewer | common JLPT-N4 Noun, used as a suffix |
| 止む | やむ | to cease, to stop, to be over | common JLPT-N4 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 以前 | いぜん | before, prior to, ago | common JLPT-N3 Noun, used as a suffix |
| 既に | すでに | already | common JLPT-N3 Adverb (fukushi) |
| 以降 | いこう | on and after, from ... onward, since | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Adverb (fukushi) |
| 以後 | いご | after this, from now on, hereafter | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Adverb (fukushi) |
| やむを得ない | やむをえない | cannot be helped, unavoidable | common JLPT-N2 JLPT-N1 Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 止める | やめる | to stop (an activity), to cease, to discontinue, to end, to quit | common JLPT-N4 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 止む無く | やむなく | out of necessity, with no other option, perforce, unavoidably, reluctantly, unwillingly | Adverb (fukushi) |
| やむを得ず | やむをえず | unavoidably, inevitably, necessarily, reluctantly, against one's will | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Adverb (fukushi) |
| やむ得ず | やむえず | unavoidably, inevitably, necessarily, reluctantly, against one's will | Adverb (fukushi) |
| すんでの所で | すんでのところで | almost, very nearly, only just, barely, just in time | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) |
| 已己巳己 | いこみき | all the same | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) |
| 已然形 | いぜんけい | realis form (of verbs and adjectives in classical Japanese), perfective form | Noun |
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