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到來

到來

See also: 到来

Chinese

 
to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive
to come
trad. (到來)
simp. (到来)
anagram 來到来到

Verb

到來

  1. to arrive

Noun

到來

  1. arrival; advent

Japanese

Kanji in this term
とう
Grade: S
らい
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 到來 (tawH loj, literally to arrive + to come). Compare modern Mandarin reading dàolái, Cantonese dou3 lei4, Hakka to-lòi.

Pronunciation

Noun

到來 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 到来, hiragana とうらい, romaji tōrai, historical hiragana たうらい)

  1. Kyūjitai spelling of 到来: arrival
  2. Kyūjitai spelling of 到来: beginning, start
    混亂期 (こんらんき)到來 (とうらい)
    konran-ki no tōrai
    the beginning of a chaotic period

Antonyms

Verb

到來する (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 到来する, hiragana とうらいする, romaji tōrai suru, historical hiragana たうらいする)

  1. Kyūjitai spelling of 到来: to arrive
  2. Kyūjitai spelling of 到来: to begin, to start
    登山 (とざん)時期 (じき)到來 (とうらい)した。
    Tozan no jiki ga tōrai shita.
    The season of mountain climbing has begun.

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References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3