来 — come, next, future

く来 come

U+6765 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 5 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 5 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 7 strokes Freq #102 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1884 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

come
next
future

word

く ku Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

来(く) る kuru to come やって来(く) る yattekuru to come along

き ki On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

出(で) 来(き) る dekiru to be able to 出(で) 来(き) 事(ごと) dekigoto event 出(で) 来(き) deki result 出(で) 来(き) 上(あ) がる dekiagaru to be completed

らい rai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

将(しょう) 来(らい) shourai future 以(い) 来(らい) irai since 従(じゅう) 来(らい) juurai conventional 未(み) 来(らい) mirai future 本(ほん) 来(らい) honrai originally 来(らい) 年(ねん) rainen next year 来(らい) rai coming 来(らい) 週(しゅう) raishuu next week 来(らい) 日(にち) rainichi coming to Japan 由(ゆ) 来(らい) yurai origin 来(らい) 月(げつ) raigetsu next month 外(がい) 来(らい) gairai foreign 来(らい) 年(ねん) 度(ど) rainendo next fiscal year 到(とう) 来(らい) tourai arrival

Stroke order

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