JLPT N2 · Noun / adverb

以降 (ikou)

以降 (いこう, ikou) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “on and after; from ... onward”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: いこう
Romaji: ikou
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

on and after; from ... onward; since · noun, adverb

Example sentences

それ以降彼は辛い一生を送った。

He led a hard life after that.

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

Kanji in 以降

以

by means of, because, in view ofイ・もっ.て · 5 strokes

降

descend, precipitate, fallコウ・ゴ・お.りる・お.ろす · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 以降.

以下いかnot exceeding ...以内いないwithin以外いがいexcluding以上いじょうnot less than ...以前いぜんbefore以来いらいsince以後いごafter this降るふるto fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.)降りるおりるto descend (e.g. a mountain)降伏こうふくsurrender降ろすおろすto take down下降かこうdescent降水こうすいrainfall

Source: JMdict entry 1155110 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.