より The primary usage of より is "comparison," but you already knew that. Such as "牛肉は豚肉より値段が高い。". What I want to tell you today are other uses: 1. Represents the starting point of time or space. 満七歳より入学を許可する。 When it is used in this way, "より" can be exchanged with "から," but "より" is written language. I. If it represents the starting point of time , its sentence pattern is「Time+より」, Such as「会議は午後三時より行います」. II. If it represents the starting point of space , its sentence pattern is「~より + Words for the position(First, first, last, up, down...)」, Such as「三時より後なら時間が空いています」. III. When representing the starting point of action , its sentence pattern is「~より+Verb」, Such as「新幹線の車窓より見た富士山は綺麗です」. 2. Passing or passing places (can be replaced by から). 校門よりお入りください。Please go in through the school gate. 3. Components or raw materials. 椅子は、木より作る。The chair makes from wood. Notes: "仮定より"と"仮定により"は同じ意味ですよ。 あえて違いを述べるなら、 "仮定より"は...