来 — come, next

You can spot 来 in さ来年 (year after next) and 来る (to come).

N5 7 strokes

Readings

On’yomi: ライ、タイ
Kun’yomi: く.る、きた.る、きた.す

How to write 来

Numbered stroke order diagram for 来 — Follow the numbers to write each stroke in order.

See 来 in words

さ来年さらいねん
year after next
来るくる
to come
来月らいげつ
next month
来週らいしゅう
next week
来年らいねん
next year

In a sentence

田中さんも来るだろう。たなかさんもくるだろう。Tanaka will probably come too.
だれが来ましたか。だれがきましたか。Who came?
来週、試験があります。らいしゅう、しけんがあります。There is a test next week.

Quick practice: 来

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