JLPT N1 · conjunction

乃至 (naishi)

乃至 (ないし, naishi) is a Japanese conjunction meaning “from ... to; between ... and”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ないし
Romaji: naishi
Word class: conjunction
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

from ... to; between ... and · conjunction · usually written in kana
or · conjunction · usually written in kana

Example sentences

北アメリカでは１つの家に１つないし２つの車庫があるのはよくあることだ。

It is quite common in North America for homes to have a one or two-car garage.

Tatoeba #82462

バドミントン部はまともな部員が極端に少ないため、ほとんど廃部ないし休部状態だった。

There were so few proper members in the badminton club that it was half-way between dead and 'on break'.

Tatoeba #76479

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 乃至

乃

from, possessive particle, whereuponナイ・ダイ・の・すなわ.ち · 2 strokes

至

climax, arrive, proceedシ・いた.る · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 乃至.

至急しきゅうurgent至るいたるto arrive at (e.g. a decision)

Source: JMdict entry 1469810 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.