This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ライ、タイ、く.る、きた.る、きた.す、き.たす、き.たる、き、こ
Romaji: rai, tai, ku.ru, kita.ru, kita.su, ki.tasu, ki.taru, ki, ko
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: くり、くる、ごろ、さ
Romaji: kuri, kuru, goro, sa
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Romaji

Meanings

come, due, next, cause, become

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  4
Frequency:  102
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  4-7-3
Korean Reading:  rae
Chinese Reading:  lai2
Unicode:  6765
JIS:  4D68

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3551
Nelson Index: 202
New Nelson Index: 2565
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a7.6
Four Corner Index: 5090.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 217
Gakken Index: 113
Japanese Names Index: 538
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14489
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0168
Remembering the kanji Index: 1884
Busy People Index: 2.5
Kanji Way Index: 27
Kanji Flashcards Index: 62
Kodansha Compact Index: 36
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 237
Kanji in Context Index: 133
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2211
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2975
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1902
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2029
Essential Kanji Index: 25
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4366
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1464
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 147
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 153

Words

(らい)
next (year, etc.); since (last month, etc.)
由来 (ゆらい)
origin; source; history; derivation; reason; destiny
来る (きたる)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
従来 (じゅうらい)
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual; existing
本来 (ほんらい)
originally; primarily; essentially; naturally; by nature; in (and of) itself; proper; legal
出来る (できる)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant
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 (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")
以来 (いらい)
since; henceforth
未来 (みらい)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
将来 (しょうらい)
future (usually near); prospects
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