従来|じゅうらいjuurai[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, adverbup to now; so far
2. no-adjectivetraditional; conventional; usual; existing
   彼かれは従来じゅうらいの習慣しゅうかんと違ちがったことをした。↗

   He departed from the old custom.

• Synonym従前じゅうぜんWrittenWritten/formal prose for 'before, formerly', as in 「従前どおり」; 「従来」 stresses a practice continuing up to the present.
• Related既往きおうWrittenWritten/formal prose for what has already passed, as in 「既往症」; 「従来」 stresses practices carried on to today.
• Related過去かこNeutralNeutral word for past time; it can also cover the recent past running into the present, as in 「過去最高」; 「従来」 stresses a practice continued from before to now.
• Related昔むかしNeutralNeutral word for former days, often with a nostalgic feel; 「従来」 focuses on conventions carried on to now.
• Related古いにしえWrittenArchaic, solemn word for the remote past, antiquity; 「従来」 covers any span from before up to now, however long.
• Related往年おうねんWrittenWritten/formal prose for years gone by, 'in its day', as in 「往年の名選手」; 「従来」 stresses conventions kept up to now.
• Related往時おうじWrittenWritten/formal prose for days of old; 「従来」 stresses what has continued to the present.
• Related来し方きしかたWrittenArchaic word for the years one has lived through, with a wistful tone; 「従来」 is a neutral, objective 'all along'.
• Related過ぎ来し方すぎこしかたWrittenLiterary term for the path one has come by and bygone years; 「従来」 stays with objective description.
• Related往昔おうせきWrittenWritten/formal prose for ancient times, now rare; 「従来」 leans toward present-day conventions.
• Related往日おうじつWrittenWritten/formal prose for bygone days, now rare; say 「昔」 instead in most cases.
• Related旧時きゅうじWrittenWritten/formal prose for the old days, now rare; 「従来」 stresses what has held all along.
• Related昔年せきねんWrittenWritten/formal prose for former years, now rare; say 「昔」 instead in most cases.
• Related昔時せきじWrittenWritten/formal prose for old times, now rare; say 「昔」 instead in most cases.
• Related往代おうだいWrittenWritten/formal prose for the remote past, now rare; say 「古代」 instead in most cases.
• Antonym今後こんごNeutralNeutral antonym: from now on, as in 「今後の課題」; the opposite of 「従来」's 'all along'.
• Antonym将来しょうらいNeutralNeutral antonym: the time ahead; the opposite of 「従来」's past continuing into the present.

Use 「従来」 for practices and methods that have continued up to now, as in 「従来通り」 and 「従来の方法」. In written prose, 'formerly' is 「従前」; for the past in general say 「過去」 or 「昔」; for 'from now on' use 「今後」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 以前いぜんから今いままで。