# 以 compared to

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5 strokes
BETA PK

## Onyomi

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## Mnemonic

| You could think of it as a boot (on the left) kicking a high-heeled SHOE (right) and sending the buckle of the hi-heel flying (top): thus: I compared my Dr. Martens to your $2,000 designer heel, and I won.

## Jukugo

xxx 以外(いがい) | other than xxx ★★★★☆ 以 (compared to) + 外 (outside) = 以外 (other than xxx) other than xxx / except for xxx.
以上(いじょう) | more than / that's all ★★★★☆ JERK 以 (compared to) + 上 (above) = 以上 (more than / that's all) ２ meanings. usually said when you finish ordering something (food, copies, condoms) ； 'That'll be all.' It also means, "on top of all that" or "more than" (used like xxx以上、or sometimes also 以上　のｘｘｘ）
以前(いぜん) | in the past ★★★☆☆ 以 (compared to) + 前 (before) = 以前 (in the past) previously, earlier, in the past

## Used In

- 似

## Synonyms

from now on, since then 以前 以来 以後 以降 きり それから 今後