Vocabulary

What does 以下 (いか, ika) mean?

以下 (いか, ika) means or less, not more than (~ and below); the following.

Quick facts
Readingいか
Romajiika
Part of speechnoun suffix
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
いか
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonika

or less, not more than (~ and below); the following

  1. 1noun suffix not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under
  2. 2noun suffix below (a standard, level, etc.); under; beneath
  3. 3noun · no-adjective the following; the below-mentioned; the rest
  4. 4noun suffix including ...; ... and other (employees, officials, etc.)

Example sentences

  • This bag was less than 3,000 yen.

  • Children aged six and under don't need to pay.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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