Illustration: In a domain residence's reception room, a lord sits on the raised upper section of the tatami room while an adult samurai retainer kneels below him. The retainer receives a small sealed dispatch case with both hands, bowing his head in acknowledgment of the task.

Beyond N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

家け来らい

kerai

retainer, vassal

Used for a lord’s followers in historical settings. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. ハンプティダンプティ、壁かべの上うえに座すわって、ハンプティダンプティ、ドシンと落おちた。王様おうさまの馬うまのみんなも王様おうさまの家来けらいのみんなもハンプティを元もとに戻もどせなかった。

    Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty together again.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. そのほか、大身たいしんの武士ぶしの家来けらいにも足軽あしがるはいた。

    In addition, ashigaru also served as retainers for high-ranking samurai.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 弁慶べんけいは降参こうさんしてそれ以来義経いらいよしつねの家来けらいとなった。

    Benkei surrendered and became Yoshitsune’s retainer from then on.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 家来

  • 家house; homeOnカ・ケKunいえ・や・うち
  • 来come; dueOnライ・タイKunくる・きたる・きたす

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