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来 – come, due, next
7 strokesTaught in grade 2#102 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary
The kanji 来 means come, due, next, cause, become. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ライ、タイ (rai, tai); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is く.る、きた.る、きた.す、き.たす、き.たる、き、こ (kuru, kitaru, kitasu, kitasu, kitaru, ki, ko). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 木 (no. 75).
Stroke order
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Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | ライ | rai |
| On’yomi | タイ | tai |
| Kun’yomi | く.る | kuru |
| Kun’yomi | きた.る | kitaru |
| Kun’yomi | きた.す | kitasu |
| Kun’yomi | き.たす | kitasu |
| Kun’yomi | き.たる | kitaru |
| Kun’yomi | き | ki |
| Kun’yomi | こ | ko |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 木 (Kangxi radical 75). Components: ｜・二・米・亠・木.
Words using 来
来るくるto come (spatially or temporally)来月らいげつnext month来週らいしゅうnext week来年らいねんnext yearさ来年さらいねんyear after next将来しょうらいfuture再来月さらいげつmonth after next再来週さらいしゅうweek after next来らいnext (year, spring, etc.)以来いらいsince未来みらい(distant) future出来事できごとoccurrence本来ほんらいoriginally来日らいにちcoming to Japan出来上がりできあがりcompletion出来上がるできあがるto be completed家来けらいretainer外来がいらいforeign元来がんらいoriginally従来じゅうらいup to now来るきたるnext (e.g. "next April")伝来でんらいintroduction (from abroad)来場らいじょうattendance
Example sentences
Kanji with the same radical
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