A friend is coming to my house today.
来
come, due, next, cause, become
Kanji
Grade
Grade 2
Strokes
7 strokes
Radical
木部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
ライ, タイ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
くる, きたる, きたす, きたす, きたる, き, こ
Nanori (Name Reading)
き, きたる, く, くる, こ, な, ゆき
Common Readings
ライ, きた…す, きた…る, く…る
Example sentences
He should be here soon.
The preparations for tomorrow are already done.
I will continue to work hard, believing in a bright future.
She imagined her ideal future.
Normally, I should be the one to visit you, but please excuse me.
Dazzled by the brilliant night view of the city, I forgot my original purpose.
It was an event that happened in just a blink of an eye.
It happened in an instant.
I haven't met him once since we graduated.
Example Vocabulary
来る
to come; to arrive
出来る
can do; to be able to; to be ready; to be made
未来
future
本来
originally; naturally
出来事
incident; event; occurrence
以来
since; from that time on
やって来る
to come along; to arrive; to come round
将来
future
ことが出来る
can; to be able to
本来なら
originally; in principle; ideally
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