来
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See also 來
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Translingual [edit]
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Etymology [edit]
Simplified from 來 – fruit hanging on a tree 木, the coming of harvest; alternatively, ear of grain, as in 禾. Meaning of “come” influenced by derived character 麥.
Han character [edit]
来 (radical 75 木+3, 7 strokes, cangjie input 木廿 (DT), composition ⿻未丷)
References [edit]
- KangXi: not present, would follow page 513, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14489
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 21, character 9
- Unihan data for U+6765
Cantonese [edit]
Hanzi [edit]
来 (traditional 來, Yale loi4)
Japanese [edit]
Kanji [edit]
- to come
Readings [edit]
Compounds [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Sinitic 来.
Pronunciation [edit]
Prefix [edit]
Suffix [edit]
- since, in (a span of time)
- 三年来あれを見ていない。
- さんねんらいあれをみていない。
Sannenrai are o mite inai. - I haven't seen that in three years / since three years ago.
- さんねんらいあれをみていない。
- 三年来あれを見ていない。
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Old Japanese. The verb ku is one of the few monosyllabic verb roots in Japanese. This developed into kuru in modern Japanese.
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
来 (irregular conjugation, hiragana く, romaji ku)
Mandarin [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
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audio (file)
Hanzi [edit]
来 (traditional 來, pinyin lái (lai2), Wade-Giles lai2)
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- John 1.6
- 有一个人,是从神那里差来的,名叫约翰。
- Yǒu yīge rén, shì cóng Shén nàli chāi lái de, míngjiào John.
- There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
- John 1.6
Compounds [edit]
Verb [edit]
来 (simplified, Pinyin lái, traditional 來)
Phrase [edit]
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