漢字城 Kanji Fortress

以 by means of

Also: since

On'yomi
イ
Strokes
5
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 4

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
以 is written in 5 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A tiny drop (丶) leaves a person (人) behind — from that point on, and by means of that step, everything follows.

A common word

  • 以上 いじょう more than

Example sentences

  • ごじいごはでんわしないでください。

    Please don't call after five o'clock.

  • せんえんいじょうのものはかえません。

    I can't buy anything over a thousand yen.

Kanji that share a part

人 is its radical. 24 kanji share it in all.

丶 is a component. 22 kanji share it in all.