来 — kanji meaning “come”
来
come, due, next, cause, become
- Meanings
- come, due, next, cause, become
- On'yomi
- ライ (rai)、タイ (tai)
- Kun'yomi
- く.る、きた.る、きた.す、き.たす、き.たる、き、こ
- Name readings
- くり、くる、ごろ、さ
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #102 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 75
- Chinese reading
- lái — Chinese character page
Words with 来
| 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 |
| 来年 | らいねん rainen | next year |
| 従来 | じゅうらい juurai | up to now; so far |
| 出来 | しゅったい shuttai | occurrence; happening; taking place |
| 出来事 | できごと dekigoto | occurrence; happening; incident |
| 来週 | らいしゅう raishuu | next week |
| 来日 | らいにち rainichi | coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan |
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