以
By Means Of
Meanings
By Means Of, Because, In View Of, Compared With
On'yomi
い
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
もっ.て
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
以 is written in 5 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
以 (By Means Of) is taught on WaniKani at level 7 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 4 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #126 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 5 strokes.
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