Japanese Kanji
以i
by means of · because · in view of
Grade 4 · JLPT N3 · 5 strokes
By means of, because, in view of, compared with.
以 is part of the elementary school jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N3 (intermediate) level. With 5 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.
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