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JLPT N4prefixLevel estimated by Bebop

来らい

rai

next, coming

Used before time words, as in 来年. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 来年らいねん末まつまでで、ここで働はたらき始はじめてどれくらいの期間きかんになりますか。

    How long will you have been working here by the end of next year?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 来らい学期がっきはフランス語ごを勉強べんきょうするつもりだ。

    I’m going to study French next semester.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 私わたしは今学期こんがっきほとんど勉強べんきょうをしなかったので、来らい学期がっきはうんと勉強べんきょうをするつもりです。

    I have hardly studied this term, so I’m going to study hard next term.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 来

  • 来come; dueOnライ・タイKunくる・きたる・きたす

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