Jisho

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7 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
Variants:
come, due, next, cause, become
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
102 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 来 【ライ】 next (year, spring, etc.), coming, since (e.g. last month), for (e.g. 20 years)
  • 来客 【ライキャク】 visitor, caller
  • 在来 【ザイライ】 pre-existing, already there, conventional
  • 再来 【サイライ】 return, coming back, second coming (e.g. of Christ), second advent, reincarnation

Kun reading compounds

  • 来る 【くる】 to come (spatially or temporally), to approach, to arrive, to come back, to do ... and come back, to come to be, to become, to get, to grow, to continue, to come from, to be caused by, to derive from, to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
  • 来る年 【くるとし】 the coming year
  • 来る 【きたる】 next (e.g. "next April"), forthcoming, coming, to come, to arrive, to be due to
  • 来るべき 【きたるべき】 expected to arrive (occur) in the near future
  • 来す 【きたす】 to cause, to induce, to bring about a result or state, to produce
  • 来す 【きたす】 to cause, to induce, to bring about a result or state, to produce
  • 来る 【きたる】 next (e.g. "next April"), forthcoming, coming, to come, to arrive, to be due to
  • 来るべき 【きたるべき】 expected to arrive (occur) in the near future
  • 来合わせる 【きあわせる】 to happen to come along
  • 来掛かる 【きかかる】 to happen to come
  • 不出来 【ふでき】 bad job, poor workmanship, bungle
  • 行ってき 【いってき】 bye, see ya (afterwards), have fun, get going, now
  • 来い 【こい】 come!, come on!
  • 来し方 【きしかた】 the past

Readings

Japanese names:
くり、 くる、 ごろ、 さ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lai2
Korean:
rae

Spanish

  • venir
  • llegar
  • acercarse
  • aproximarse

Portuguese

  • Vir
  • devido
  • próximo
  • causa
  • tornar-se

French

  • venir
  • dû à
  • suivant
  • causer
  • devenir
147 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
237 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
217 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
113 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
202 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
25 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
62 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
538 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.5 Japanese for Busy People
69 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
69 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
133 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
36 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4366 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2211 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2975 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1902 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14489 Morohashi
3551 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2565 New Nelson (John Haig)
1884 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2029 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
27 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
153 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1464 2001 Kanji
0a7.6 The Kanji Dictionary
4-7-3 SKIP code
5090.0 Four corner code
1-45-72 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6765 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
step
Parts:
Variants:
subjugate, attack the rebellious, collect taxes
On:
セイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1578 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 征服 【セイフク】 conquest, subjugation, overcoming (a difficulty), conquering (e.g. a mountain), mastery (of a skill)
  • 征圧 【セイアツ】 conquest, subjugation, overcoming, controlling
  • 出征 【シュッセイ】 going to war, departure for the front, departure for military service (in response to a draft)
  • 長征 【チョウセイ】 lengthy military expedition, Long March (China, 1934-1936), Long March (series of Chinese launch vehicles)

Readings

Japanese names:
いく、 そ、 ただ、 まさ、 ゆき
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zheng1
Korean:
jeong

Spanish

  • subyugar
  • atacar lo rebelde
  • cobrar impuestos

Portuguese

  • subjugar
  • atacar rebeldes
  • coletar impostos

French

  • conquête
  • attaquer les barbares
  • collecter les taxes
1472 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1492 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1603 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1734 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1278 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
580 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1114 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1166 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1389 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
623 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
349 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
218 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
262 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
890 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10077 Morohashi
293 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1731 New Nelson (John Haig)
881 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
946 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1170 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2073 2001 Kanji
3i5.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
2121.1 Four corner code
1-32-12 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f81 Unicode hex code