Word Meaning 来る

きたる kitaru

来る is read as きたる (kitaru) and means next (e.g. "next April").

Meaning

English

  1. next (e.g. "next April")
  2. forthcoming
  3. coming
  4. to come
  5. to arrive
  6. to be due to

Reading

Kana

きたる

Romaji

kitaru

Writing Variants

  • 来たる きたる kitaru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 行く・往く Rank 109711 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

来合わせる

きあわせる

to happen to come along

来年

らいねん

next year

来日

らいにち

arrival in Japan

来月

らいげつ

next month

らい

next (year, spring, etc.)

出来る

できる

to become pregnant

出来上がる

できあがる

to be very drunk

やって来る

やってくる

to arrive at the present

来客

らいかく

visitor

来春

らいはる

next spring

来週

らいしゅう

next week

来場

らいば

attendance

Example Sentences

1

つぎにくるひとをよんでください。

Please call the next person.