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従来 (じゅうらい, juurai) Japanese meaning: up to now | Kotomora
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Problems that cannot be solved by conventional methods are increasing.
Up to now, heavy snow was rare in this region.
Usage patterns 従じゅう 来らい より 〈 形けい 容よう 詞し 〉 more ~ than before/than the conventional standard
The new system processes data faster than the old one did.
従じゅう 来らい にない 〈 物もの 〉 something unprecedented; unlike anything before
A car with a design unlike anything before was released.
従じゅう 来らい と 比くら べて compared to how things were before
Sales have grown significantly compared to before.
Kanji 従 accompany, obey, submit to Related words· 7 これまで is a colloquial, everyday way to say 'up to now', while 従来 is formal and typical of written or technical Japanese.
今まで is neutral and common in both speech and writing, whereas 従来 additionally carries the nuance of something 'conventional' or 'existing' when used before の.
既存 stresses that something 'already exists' as a fact, while 従来 stresses that something has been used or done 'up until now' and may be replaced.
従来 stresses 'up to now, as before' often in contrast with something new, while 旧来 stresses that something is old or traditional, sometimes with a hint of being outdated.
Show 3 more 古来 means 'since ancient times' with a sense of great historical depth, while 従来 just means 'up until now' without implying antiquity.
従来 emphasizes 'as has been done up to now/traditionally', while 既成 emphasizes that something is already established and set in place.
従来 stresses 'up until now' (a time span), whereas 在来 stresses the state of having been present all along rather than the passage of time.
Don't confuse with 従来 means 'up until now, conventionally' (referring to a continuing past practice), whereas 元来 means 'originally, by nature' (referring to an inherent trait), so despite sharing 来 they are not interchangeable.
Word family as before; as usual; the same as always
existing type; traditional; conventional; legacy
existing technology; conventional technology; prior art
Etymology Compound of 従 (じゅう, 'follow' or 'since') and 来 (らい, 'come'), literally 'since coming'. The meaning developed from 'from past to present' to 'conventional'.
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