What does kanji 来 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 来 is come.

How is kanji 来 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 来 are く.る, きた.る, きた.す, き.たす, き.たる, き, こ; the onyomi readings are ライ, タイ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 来?

Kanji 来 is taught in Jōyō Grade 2.

What is the main radical of kanji 来?

The main radical for kanji 来 is 木.

What words use kanji 来?

Example words that use kanji 来 include 来客, 来春, 来年, 来月.

JōyōJLPT N5Kanken 9

来

Meaning

Kanji 来

come

come, due, next, cause, become

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: く.るきた.るきた.すき.たすき.たるきこ
Onyomi 音読み: ライタイ
Nanori 名乗り: くりくるごろさ

Old form: 來 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 2
JLPT: JLPT N5
Frequency: #102
Strokes: 7
Radical: 木
Components: ｜ • 二 • 亠 • 木 • 米
Kanji Kentei: Level 9
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 454 entries that include this kanji.

来客

らいきゃく

visitor

来春

らいしゅん

next spring

来年

らいねん

next year

来月

らいげつ

next month

来日

らいにち

arrival in Japan

来

らい

next (year, spring, etc.)

来週

らいしゅう

next week

来る

くる

to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")

来場

らいじょう

attendance

来世

らいせ

afterlife

来襲

らいしゅう

(incoming) attack

来賓

らいひん

guest

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼はまだ来ません。

He still hasn't come.

電車が来た。

The train arrived.

来週は東京へ行きます。

I will go to Tokyo next week.

次に来る人を呼んでください。

Please call the next person.

春が来れば、桜が咲きます。

When spring comes, the cherry blossoms bloom.