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Kanji: 来

KANJI
来
7 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
くる
きたる
きたす
きたす
きたる
き
こ
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:
人(亻)
Radical name:
ひと(にんべん)
Meaning:
Come, due, next, cause, become
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 100 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
来(く)る
to come
N5
さ来年(らいねん)
year after next
N5
来月(らいげつ)
next month
N5
来週(らいしゅう)
next week
N5
来年(らいねん)
next year
N4
さ来月(らいげつ)
the month after next
N4
さ来週(らいしゅう)
the week after next
N4
将来(しょうらい)
future, prospects
N3
以来(いらい)
since, henceforth
N3
出来事(できごと)
incident, affair, happening, event
N3
出来(でき)るだけ
if at all possible
N3
未来(みらい)
future (life, tense)
N3
来(らい)
, for (10 days), next (year)
N2
再来月(さらいげつ)
month after next
N2
再来週(さらいしゅう)
week after next
N2
再来年(さらいねん)
year after next
N2
出来上(できあ)がり
be finished, ready, made for, cut out
N2
出来上(できあ)がる
(1) to be finished, to be ready, by definition, (2) to be very drunk
N2
本来(ほんらい)
essentially, naturally, by nature
N2
来日(らいにち)
arrival in Japan, coming to Japan, visit to Japan
N1
外来(がいらい)
imported, outpatient clinic
N1
元来(がんらい)
originally, primarily, essentially, logically, naturally
N1
来(きた)る
to come, to arrive, to be due to, to be next, to be forthcoming
N1
家来(けらい)
retainer, retinue, servant
N1
仕来(しきた)り
customs
N1
従来(じゅうらい)
up to now, so far, traditional
N1
出来物(できもの)
able man, tumour, growth, boil, ulcer, abcess, rash, pimple
N1
伝来(でんらい)
ancestral, hereditary, imported, transmitted, handed down
N1
来場(らいじょう)
attendance
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