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If I say:

16日[以降]{いこう}参加できません。

It means I cannot participate after the 16th.

However, what about on the 16th? Is it also implied that I cannot participate on the 16th either? Or, that I can participate on the 16th, but not after?

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Yes, it is inclusive. All the similar phrases that use 以 are inclusive: 以内、以前、以上、以下、以来. However, unfortunately a lot of people do not know this and use them carelessly without thinking.

If you wanted to express "After the 16th but not including it", you could say:

16日の翌日から参加できません。

However, I would be more inclined to say:

17日以降参加できません。

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  • I trust your answer. By the way how would you express "After the 16th but not including it" ?
    – wip
    Dec 4, 2012 at 5:45
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    In your particular example, you could say: 16日の翌日から参加できません。However, I would be more inclined to say 17日以降参加できません。
    – Jesse Good
    Dec 4, 2012 at 7:11
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    Another way to say “I cannot participate after Feb. 16, exclusive” is 16日までしか参加できません: “I can participate only until Feb. 16, inclusive.”
    – Tsuyoshi Ito
    Feb 11, 2013 at 2:19

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