【来】(rai, kuru, kitaru/ come) Japanese Kanji / JLPT N5

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 来.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are
・らい　rai

For example,
・未来　みらい　mi-rai
It means future
This is purely a temporal location.
・近未来　きんみらい　kin-mi-rai
It means near future

・将来　しょうらい　shou-rai
It means future
This is used to describe a person, country, or group subjectively
自分の将来について考える　じぶんのしょうらいについてかんがえる
Thinking about my future

・外来　がいらい　gai-rai
It means external (to a hospital, etc.), outpatient

・本来　ほんらい　hon-rai
It means originally

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is
・く-る　ku-ru
・きた-る　kita-ru

For example,
・来る　くる　ku-ru
It means come

and so on.

③ Special reading

Next is a special reading.
・出来　でき　de-ki
It means results
・出来あがり　できあがり　de-ki-agari
It means ready, finish, just made

・来て　きて　ki-te
It means come here
It's a gentle imperative.

・来い　こい　ko-i
It means come on
It's a harsh imperative.

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for 来.
This kanji is used in the next meanings
・come

Radical

And the radical of this character is 木　ki
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names. Here are some family names that are particularly common in Japan.
・来栖　くるす　Kurusu
・賀来　かく　Kaku
・根来　ねごろ　Negoro
・宝来　ほうらい　Hourai

Personal name

These are the most common personal names using the Kanji for 来
・未来　みらい、みく　Mirai, Miku

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese and Chinese celebrities who use the Kanji 来
・賀来 賢人　かくけんと　Kaku Kento
He is an actor.

・周 恩来　しゅうおんらい　Shū Onrai
He was a Chinese politician.

Look-alikes

Here are some kanji that are similar to 来
・未　み　mi
It menes not yet

・末　まつ、すえ　matsu, sue
It means end

↓Other kanji characters can be found in the list here↓

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