See also: 到來

Chinese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 到來 (“to arrive; arrival; advent”).
(This term is the simplified form of 到來).
Notes:

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
とう
Grade: S
らい
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
到來 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(とう)(らい) (tōraiたうらい (taurai)?

  1. arrival
  2. beginning, start, advent
    混乱期(こんらんき)到来(とうらい)
    konran-ki no tōrai
    the beginning of a chaotic period

Antonyms edit

Verb edit

(とう)(らい)する (tōrai suruたうらい (taurai)?suru (stem (とう)(らい) (tōrai shi), past (とう)(らい)した (tōrai shita))

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

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References edit

  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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN