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JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

到とう来らい

tourai

to arrive, to come

Often used for the arrival of a season or period. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. ついに春はるが到来とうらいしました！

    Spring is finally here.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 冬ふゆの到来とうらいと共ともに日ひが短みじかくなりつつある。

    With the coming of winter, days are getting shorter.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 登山とざんの時期じきが到来とうらいした。

    The season of mountain climbing has begun.

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Kanji in 到来

  • 到arrival; proceedOnトウKunいたる
  • 来come; dueOnライ・タイKunくる・きたる・きたす

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