Meanings

1. noun suffixnot less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more
2. noun suffixbeyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; more than; further than
3. adjectival noun, nounthe above; the above-mentioned; the aforementioned; the foregoing
4. noun, conjunctionsince ...; seeing that ...; now that ...; once ...after a verb
5. expressionthat's all; that is the end; the end

Examples

• 必要以上の水がある。

  There is more water than is needed.

• 僕はこれ以上歩けないよ。

  I can't walk any further.

• 必要以上のお金がかかる。

  There is more money than is needed.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

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