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lái

rai / takagi / kuru

내

來 means to come or to arrive.

In Japanese, this can be the female given name Rai or the surnames Takagi or Kuru (and a few other rare names). Often written 来 instead of the original 來 in modern Japanese.

In the Buddhist context, this can mean the coming or refer to the future.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
來来 see styles	lái lai2 lai rai らい	More info & calligraphy: To Come / To Arrive to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來\|回来[hui2lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來\|自古以来[zi4gu3 yi3lai2]); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世\|来世[lai2shi4]); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來\|谈得来[tan2de5lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來\|吃不来[chi1bu5lai2]) (female given name) Rai āgama; āgam-; āgata. Come, the coming, future.
賴赖 see styles	lài lai4 lai rai	More info & calligraphy: Lai to depend on; to hang on in a place; bad; to renege (on promise); to disclaim; to rat (on debts); rascally; to blame; to put the blame on To rely upon, depend on; throw the burden on, repudiate.
來世来世 see styles	lái shì lai2 shi4 lai shih raise	More info & calligraphy: Eternal Life / Future Life afterlife; next life Future world, or rebirth.
信賴信赖 see styles	xìn lài xin4 lai4 hsin lai	More info & calligraphy: Trust / To Have Faith to trust; to have confidence in; to have faith in; to rely on
如來如来 see styles	rú lái ru2 lai2 ju lai nyorai にょらい	More info & calligraphy: Tathagata tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc) (out-dated kanji) Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities) tathāgata, 多陀阿伽陀 q. v.; 怛他揭多 defined as he who comes as do all other Buddhas; or as he who took the 眞如 zhenru or absolute way of cause and effect, and attained to perfect wisdom; or as the absolute come; one of the highest titles of a Buddha. It is the Buddha in his nirmāṇakāya, i. e. his 'transformation' or corporeal manifestation descended on earth. The two kinds of Tathāgata are (1) 在纏 the Tathāgata in bonds, i. e. limited and subject to the delusions and sufferings of life, and (2) 出纏 unlimited and free from them. There are numerous sutras and śāstras bearing this title of 如來 rulai.
汶萊汶莱 see styles	wèn lái wen4 lai2 wen lai	More info & calligraphy: Brunei Brunei Darussalam, independent sultanate in northwest Borneo; also written 文萊\|文莱
萊卡莱卡 see styles	lái kǎ lai2 ka3 lai k`a lai ka	More info & calligraphy: Lyka Leica camera; Lycra (fiber or fabric)
萊特莱特 see styles	lái tè lai2 te4 lai t`e lai te	More info & calligraphy: Lette Wright (surname)
賴安赖安 see styles	lài ān lai4 an1 lai an	More info & calligraphy: Rhyan Ryan (name)
賴特赖特 see styles	lài tè lai4 te4 lai t`e lai te	More info & calligraphy: Wright Wright (name)
雪萊雪莱 see styles	xuě lái xue3 lai2 hsüeh lai	More info & calligraphy: Shelly Shelley; abbr. for 珀西·比希·雪萊\|珀西·比希·雪莱[Po4 xi1 · Bi3 xi1 · Xue3 lai2]
克萊爾克莱尔 see styles	kè lái ěr ke4 lai2 er3 k`o lai erh ko lai erh	More info & calligraphy: Klaire Claire (name)
哈萊姆哈莱姆 see styles	hā lái mǔ ha1 lai2 mu3 ha lai mu	More info & calligraphy: Harlem Harlem district of Manhattan
巴克萊巴克莱 see styles	bā kè lái ba1 ke4 lai2 pa k`o lai pa ko lai	More info & calligraphy: Barclay Barclay or Berkeley (name)
布萊恩布莱恩 see styles	bù lái ēn bu4 lai2 en1 pu lai en	More info & calligraphy: Blaine Brian (name)
布萊爾布莱尔 see styles	bù lái ěr bu4 lai2 er3 pu lai erh	More info & calligraphy: Blaire Blair (name)
普萊斯普莱斯 see styles	pǔ lái sī pu3 lai2 si1 p`u lai ssu pu lai ssu	More info & calligraphy: Price Price (name)
萊斯特莱斯特 see styles	lái sī tè lai2 si1 te4 lai ssu t`e lai ssu te	More info & calligraphy: Lester Lester or Leicester (name); Leicester, English city in East Midlands
萊索托莱索托 see styles	lái suǒ tuō lai2 suo3 tuo1 lai so t`o lai so to	More info & calligraphy: Lesotho Lesotho
蘇萊曼苏莱曼 see styles	sū lái màn su1 lai2 man4 su lai man	More info & calligraphy: Sulaiman Suleiman (name); General Michel Suleiman (1948-), Lebanese military man and politician, president of Lebanon 2008-2014
阿賴耶阿赖耶 see styles	ā lài yé a1 lai4 ye2 a lai yeh araya	More info & calligraphy: Alaya ālaya, an abode, resting-place (hence Himālaya, the storehouse of snow), intp. as 無沒 non-disappearing, perhaps non-melting, also as 藏 store. Other forms are 阿利耶 (or 阿梨耶, 阿黎耶, or 阿羅耶); also 賴 or 梨耶. Any of these terms is used in abbreviation for Ālaya-vijñāna.
唻 see styles	lài lai4 lai	唻 Custom Scroll (modal particle similar to 呢[ne5] or 啦[la1])
孻𡥧 see styles	lái lai2 lai	孻 Custom Scroll last
崍崃 see styles	lái lai2 lai	崍 Custom Scroll name of a mountain in Sichuan
徠徕 see styles	lái lai2 lai rai らい	徠 Custom Scroll used in 招徠\|招徕[zhao1 lai2] (given name) Rai
棶梾 see styles	lái lai2 lai	棶 Custom Scroll used in 棶木\|梾木[lai2 mu4]
淶涞 see styles	lái lai2 lai	淶 Custom Scroll brook; ripple
瀨濑 see styles	lài lai4 lai	瀨 Custom Scroll name of a river; rushing of water
瀬 see styles	lài lai4 lai yanagise やなぎせ	瀬 Custom Scroll Japanese variant of 瀨\|濑 (1) shallows; shoal; (2) rapids; current; torrent; (3) position; place; (4) chance; opportunity; (surname) Yanagise
癩癞 see styles	lài lai4 lai rai; kattai; katai らい; かったい; かたい	癩 Custom Scroll scabies; skin disease (kana only) (sensitive word) Hansen's disease; leprosy; leper leprosy

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Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
To Come To Arrive	來来	rai / takagi / kuru	lái / lai2 / lai
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.

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