Quick answer
来 is the kanji for "Come". It is a JLPT N5 kanji. The main reading is く.る (kuru). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Come
Also : Next · Due · Cause
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
7 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
A plant growing toward you with open arms at the top — things grow and come toward you, like wheat ripening and approaching harvest time.
らい (rai) sounds like "rye" — rye grain coming toward you, ready to harvest.
Example Sentences
いつ日本に来ましたか？
いつにほんにきましたか？
When did you come to Japan?
来週また来ます。
らいしゅうまたきます。
I'll come again next week.
Vocabulary using 来
Grammar to study at this level
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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