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来

Come
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingライ
Kun readingく.る、きた.る
JLPT level: N5JōyōGrade 2Level 5

Verbs with «来»

来るやって来る来す由来する来院する来たる来店する行き来する

Meanings

  1. comeRtK
  2. become
  3. cause
  4. due
  5. next
    来年のことを言うと鬼が笑うIf you talk about next year, devils will laugh at you.wiki
  1. next (year, spring, etc.)
  2. coming
  3. since (e.g. last month)
  4. for (e.g. 20 years)

Popular Usage

来る来月来週来年さ来年将来さ来月さ来週以来再来月再来週再来年

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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not yet · animal horns

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2029

Compound words

来るくる
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive; to come back; to do ... and come back
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
将来しょうらい
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
以来いらい
since; henceforth; ever since
再来月さらいげつ
month after next
再来週さらいしゅう
week after next
再来年さらいねん
year after next
御来光ごらいこう
sunrise viewed from the top of a high mountain; the rising sun
やって来るやってくる
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is
福来朗ふくろう
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
来日するらいにちする
to visit Japan
家来けらい
retainer; vassal; follower
外来がいらい
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
元来がんらい
originally; essentially; naturally; by nature; really
往来おうらい
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association
旧来きゅうらい
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
去来きょらい
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
古来こらい
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
再来さいらい
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
在来ざいらい
pre-existing; already there; conventional
従来じゅうらい
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
出来しゅったい
occurrence; happening; taking place; completion

On Reading Examples

ボブがいつ来日したか分からない。らいにち
I don't know when Bob came to Japan.tatoeba
超軽量新素材の採用により、従来の約半分（当社比）という圧倒的な軽さを実現！じゅうらい
As a result of new ultra-light materials, our product now only weighs about half as much as before!tatoeba
この不確実な時代を生き抜くには、従来の価値観に囚われない柔軟な発想が必要だ。じゅうらい
In living through these uncertain times, it is necessary to be flexible and not be a captive to traditional values.tatoeba
新聞に「重版出来」と広告した。しゅったい
It was advertised as a second edition in the newspapers.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は蜂がお互いに意思伝達をする事が出来ると言う証拠を見つけた。
He found the evidence that bees can communicate with each other.tatoeba
彼は勉強の機会を出来るだけ利用したいと思った。
He wanted to make the most of his chance to learn.tatoeba
彼は部屋の中を行ったり来たりしていた。
He kept walking up and down the room.tatoeba
彼は父親との約束を果たすことが出来なかった。
He couldn't make good on a promise he had made to his father.tatoeba
- 来年の暮れにも贈れることを願う
A bowknot is used to pray that another year end gift can be presented again at the end of the following year.wiki

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Come. Originally an ear of wheat, a crop that 'came' to people. Simplified 來.

Practice Writing

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