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Where does “来る” come from?

来る (Japanese) comes from Japanese 来, from Middle Chinese 來.

来る (Japanese): To come; To come, to arrive

Definitions

  1. To come; To come, to arrive

Ancestry of “来る”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese来next, coming; since, in; to approach one's...
2Middle Chinese來—

Words derived from “来る”

  • 来る日
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