Japanese symbol for “upcoming”
来るべき
きたるべき
Romaji: kitarubeki
upcoming; forthcoming; approaching; yet to come
In Japanese, upcoming is 来るべき, read きたるべき (kitarubeki).
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Meanings
- adj-pn upcoming; forthcoming; approaching; yet to come
Written forms: 来るべき、来たるべき. Readings: きたるべき.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 未来 | みらい mirai | (distant) future |
| 出来る | できる dekiru | to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do) |
| 以来 | いらい irai | since; henceforth |
| 将来 | しょうらい shourai | future; (future) prospects |
| 本来 | ほんらい honrai | originally; primarily |
| 来る | くる kuru | to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.