Meaning
以来 (いらい, irai) is a JLPT N3 noun meaning “since”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
それ以来彼女に会ってない。
I haven't seen her since then.
以来ずっと友人です。
We've been friends ever since.
それ以来3年が経過した。
Three years have passed since then.
あれ以来彼から便りがない。
I have heard nothing from him since then.
それ以来彼らの消息は不明だ。
They have never been heard of since.
彼は先月以来病気だそうです。
I hear he has been ill since last month.
先週の土曜日以来ずっと雨です。
It has been raining since last Saturday.
彼はこの前の日曜日以来病気だ。
He has been sick since last Sunday.
以来、中堅貴族として活躍する。
Thereafter, it was influential as a middle-ranked nobility.
我々はここに7月以来住んでいる。
We've been living here since July.
私はその時以来彼にあっていない。
I have not seen him since then.
それ以来ずっと私たちは友達である。
We have been friends ever since.