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来

come
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingライ、タイ
Kun readingく.る、きた.る、きた.す、き.たす、き.たる、き、こ
JōyōGrade 2
  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

Radical木treeComponents

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
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
出来でき
workmanship; craftsmanship; execution; finish; grades
渡来とらい
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
到来とうらい
arrival; coming; advent
年来ねんらい
of long standing; long-pending; long-cherished; for years (past); over a period of years

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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