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How to say 'Next' in Japanese | 来

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The Japanese word for Next is 'Rai', written as 来 in Japanese.'Next' in hiragana is らい.

    word

    来

    Meaning

    Next

    Reading

    らい

    rai

    Kanji

    来Come

    Explanation

    The Japanese prefix '来 (らい)' means 'next' and is commonly used in time-related words to indicate the upcoming or following period. It is often attached to words like '年 (ねん)' (year), '月 (げつ)' (month), or '週 (しゅう)' (week) to denote the next year, month, or week, respectively. For example: next year「来年」(らいねん). next month「来月」(らいげつ). next week「来週」(らいしゅう). This prefix is strictly used for time-related contexts and does not apply to other meanings of '来' as a standalone kanji or verb.

    Part Of Speech

    prefix

    Kanji JLPT

    N5

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    6191

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 来

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    来

    Meaning

    Come

Words Related to 来 Through the Kanji 来

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 来 as well.

  • word

    来る

    Meaning

    Come

  • word

    出来る

    Meaning

    Can, Be made

  • word

    来月

    Meaning

    Next month

  • word

    来週

    Meaning

    Next week

  • word

    持って来る

    Meaning

    Bring

  • word

    将来

    Meaning

    Future

  • word

    以来

    Meaning

    Since

  • word

    連れて来る

    Meaning

    Bring

  • word

    従来

    Meaning

    Tradition

  • word

    再来年

    Meaning

    Year after next

  • word

    再来月

    Meaning

    Month after next

  • word

    再来週

    Meaning

    Week after next

  • word

    未来

    Meaning

    Future

  • word

    行き来

    Meaning

    Coming and going

  • word

    元来

    Meaning

    Originally

  • word

    出来事

    Meaning

    Event

  • word

    外来語

    Meaning

    Loanword

  • word

    出来上がる

    Meaning

    Complete

  • word

    由来

    Meaning

    Origin

  • word

    やって来る

    Meaning

    Come

  • word

    来日

    Meaning

    Arrival

  • word

    出来上がり

    Meaning

    Completion

  • word

    出来るだけ

    Meaning

    As much as possible

  • word

    本来

    Meaning

    Originally

  • word

    来年

    Meaning

    Next year

  • word

    如来

    Meaning

    Buddha

  • word

    外来

    Meaning

    Foreign

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'Rai' means 'Next' .

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