I Love Kanji家来 (kerai)
家来 (けらい, kerai) is a Japanese noun meaning “retainer; vassal”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- けらい
- Romaji
- kerai
- Word class
- Noun
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- retainer; vassal; follower · noun
Example sentences
ハンプティダンプティ、壁の上に座って、ハンプティダンプティ、ドシンと落ちた。王様の馬のみんなも王様の家来のみんなもハンプティを元に戻せなかった。
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put Humpty Dumpty together again.
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Kanji in 家来
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 家来.
家いえhouse家族かぞくfamily家庭かていhome家内かない(my) wife家か-ist一家いっかa family大家おおやlandlord画家がかpainter家具かぐfurniture家事かじhousework国家こっかstate作家さっかauthor家賃やちんrent農家のうかfarmer
Source: JMdict entry 1192530 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.