来 — to come / next

Grade 2らい, く, き

Radical ⽊ · radical 75 The building block this kanji is filed under

来 (readings: らい, く, き; Japanese kanji) means “to come / next”. It is a Grade 2 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 2 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 来年 (next year).

Try it now

What does 来 mean?

Full details, readings & example

Kanji	来
Meaning	to come / next
Readings	らい, く, き
Grade	Grade 2 (Easy)
Curriculum	Kyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example	来年 (next year)

How to read 来

来 is read らい or く or き depending on the word.

Words with 来

来週らいしゅうtuần sau
来年らいねんnăm sau
未来みらいtương lai
将来しょうらいtương lai
由来ゆらいbắt nguồn
従来từ trước đến nay
来賓khách mời

Learn 来 in real sentences — free

Read stories and news built from only the kanji you already know. KanjiSchool’s path covers all 2,136 Jōyō kanji — 1,026 ready to learn now.

Start free — no credit card →

Read this character in a real sentence

Updated: 2026-08-09