Kanji 来: "come, due, next"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 来

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 来くるto come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive · to come back; to do ... and come back
• 出で来きるto be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do) · to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable
• ことが出で来きるto be able (to); to be possible (to)
• やって来くるto come along; to come around; to turn up · to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
• 未み来らい(distant) future · future existence; world beyond the grave; the world to come
• 本ほん来らいoriginally; primarily · essentially; intrinsically; naturally; by nature
• 以い来らいsince; henceforth · ever since
• 将しょう来らいfuture; (future) prospects · bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.)
• 出で来き事ごとoccurrence; happening; incident; event
• 出で来きるだけas much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
• 来らい年ねんnext year
• 本ほん来らいならby all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

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