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KanjiN5Grade 2 · 小27 strokesRadical 木#102 in newspapers

来 · come, due

来 is a kanji meaning come, due, next, cause. It has 7 strokes and is on the JLPT N5 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ライrai
  • タイtai

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • くるkuru
  • きたるkitaru
  • きたすkitasu
  • きたすkitasu
  • きたるkitaru
  • きki
  • こko

Practise the N5 kanji

In 第2巻 JLPT N5, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 来 · 22 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 来
WordReadingMeaningLevel
来るくるto comeN5
再来年さらいねんyear after nextN5
来月らいげつnext monthN5
来週らいしゅうnext weekN5
来年らいねんnext yearN5
再来月さらいげつthe month after nextN4
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More words that use 来
WordReadingMeaningLevel
再来週さらいしゅうthe week after nextN4
将来しょうらい(in the) future; prospectsN4
以来いらいsince, henceforthN3
未来みらいfuture (life tense)N3
出来事できごとincident happening, eventN3
出来上がりできあがりbe finished, readyN2
出来上がるできあがるto be finished, to be readyN2
本来ほんらいessentially, naturally, by natureN2
来日らいにちcoming to Japan, visit to JapanN2
家来けらいretainer, retinue, servantN1
外来がいらい(abbr.) imported, outpatient clinicN1
元来がんらいoriginally, naturallyN1
来るきたるto come, to approach,N1
伝来でんらいancestral, hereditary, importedN1
従来じゅうらいup to now, so far, traditionalN1
来場らいじょうattendanceN1

Example sentence

来週また会いたい。

らいしゅうまたあいたい

I'd like to see you again next week.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #78635 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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