Word Meaning 渡来

とらい torai

渡来 is read as とらい (torai) and means visit (from abroad).

Meaning

English

  1. visit (from abroad)
  2. introduction (from abroad)
  3. importation

Reading

Kana

とらい

Romaji

torai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 9180 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

渡来人

とらいじん

Chinese and Korean people who settled in ancient Japan and introduced culture and technology from continental Asia (4th-7th centuries CE)

渡来神

とらいしん

deity that originated on the Asian mainland, particularly the Korean Peninsula, during the Yayoi or Kofun Periods (e.g. Ame no Hiboko)

南蛮渡来

なんばんとらい

imported to Japan by early European traders

渡す

わたす

to lay across

渡り

わたり

connection

渡る

わたる

to cross over

渡し船

わたしぶね

ferry

渡し

わたし

delivery

渡り鳥

わたりどり

migratory bird

渡米

とべい

going to the United States

渡り合う

わたりあう

to fight (with)

未来

みらい

(distant) future