渡来

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
らい
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
渡來 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

()(らい) (torai

  1. crossing the sea from a foreign country; typically into Japan

Derived terms

Verb

()(らい)する (torai surusuru (stem ()(らい) (torai shi), past ()(らい)した (torai shita))

  1. be brought over (to Japan)

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN