従来

See also: 從來

Japanese

Kanji in this term
従	来
じゅう Grade: 6	らい Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
從來 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɨːɾa̠i]
• (Tokyo) じゅうらい [júꜜùràì] (Atamadaka – [1])

Noun

従(じゅう)来(らい) • (jūrai) 

1. old, existing, so far

   彼(かれ)は従来(じゅうらい)の習慣(しゅうかん)と違(ちが)ったことをした

   kare wa jūrai no shūkan to chigatta koto o shita

   He departed from the old custom.

References

• “従来”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026