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Kanji 来: meaning "come, next", readings, stroke order

The kanji 来 means "come, next". On'yomi: ライ; kun'yomi: くる、きたる、きたす. JLPT N5 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
come, next
On'yomi
ライ
Kun'yomi
くるきたるきたす
Strokes
7
Level
JLPT N5
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
來 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 来

  • 来週 らいしゅう — Next week
  • 来る くる — To come
  • 来月 らいげつ — Next month
  • 来年 らいねん — Next year
  • さ来年 さらいねん — year after next
  • 再来月 さらいげつ — the month after next
  • 再来週 さらいしゅう — the week after next
  • 将来 しょうらい — Future
  • 以来 いらい — Since then
  • 将来 しょうらい — Future
  • 未来 みらい — future (life tense)
  • 来 らい～ — next ~

Stroke order · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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