以来、已来
いらい
irai
JMdict entry #1155210
- noun, used as a suffix since; henceforth
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)adverb (fukushi) ever since
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は先月以来病気だそうです。
kare ha sengetsu irai byouki da sou desu 。
I hear he has been ill since last month.
彼は妻が死んで以来酒を飲む癖がついた。
kare ha tsuma ga shin de irai shu wo nomu kuse ga tsui ta 。
He has taken to drinking since the death of his wife.
彼は去年の２月以来私達に便りをしてこない。
kare ha kyonen no ２ gatsu irai watakushi tachi ni tayori wo shi te ko nai 。
He has not written to us since last February.
彼はそれ以来昼食に酒を飲む癖がついた。
kare ha sore irai chuushoku ni sake wo nomu kuse ga tsui ta 。
He has since taken to drinking at lunch.
彼はそれ以来宗教活動に携わっている。
kare ha sore irai shuukyou katsudou ni tazusawaxtsu te iru 。
He has engaged in religious activity since then.
彼はそれ以来一度も戻っていない。
kare ha sore irai ichi do mo modoxtsu te i nai 。
Never has he returned since.