JLPT N5 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
来 means to come. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 7 strokes, read くる or らい. It is a pictograph: the character began as a picture of the thing itself, so it does not break down into smaller parts. It appears in 来る (to come) and 来月 (next month).
来 is written in 7 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
来 breaks into 1 part.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 来る | くる | to come |
| 来月 | らいげつ | next month |
| 来週 | らいしゅう | next week |
These use 米 too. The part keeps its job from one character to the next, which is what makes it worth learning once.
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