来 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「木」
道9Elementary year 2 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「木」
- On
- ライ
- Kun
- く(る)・きた(る)
- Meaning
- to come
Origin
Originally an ear of wheat, borrowed to mean 'to come.'
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ライ | 来年・来歴・往来 |
|---|---|
| くる | 来る・出来心 |
| きたる | 来る○日 |
| きたす | 来す |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 来週らいしゅう
next week
- 来年らいねん
next year
Example
友だちが 来ます。
My friend is coming.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)