Keyword
come
Info
FrequencyTop 100
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 9
Heisig2029
Old form
Readings
(71%)
(16%)
らい
(11%)
Composed of
one
rice
Mnemonic

One serving of rice, coming up!

Used in kanji (1 in total)
goosefoot
Used in vocabulary (534 in total)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
since; henceforth
future (usually near); prospects
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
incident; affair; happening; event
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to return; to come back
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to bring someone along
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
since then; from that time; ever since
visitor; caller
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
visit; call
good performance; good work; great success
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
future; possible; potential; prospective
going to and fro; back and forth
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
retainer; retinue; servant
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
forevermore; for eternity
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
dream for the future; hopes for the future
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
for some years
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
of great promise; with a promising future
for visitors or guests
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
sudden impulse; passing fancy
future prospects; promise
next year; next fiscal year
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
year after next
to be badly made; to fail
the coming days
to fetch; to go and get
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
to be born; to come into the world
history; career
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
coming to the store
precognition; prescience
raid; attack; invasion
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
see you next week
visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to bring someone along
ready-made; common-law (wife)
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
man of the future; Homo futurus
you can do it if you try
believable; credible; trustworthy
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
since the dawn of history
several years standing; over several years
Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)
wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo
next term
pre-existing; already there; conventional
imported; foreign-made
fit for use; available; operational; practicable; usable
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
as soon as completed
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to get change back; to be more than enough
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)
month after next
since then; after that
flood of customers; roaring business
overnight; since last night
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
Negoro lacquerware
yield; crop; production; volume; piecework
well done; good job
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to grow bored
boil; blister; pimple
introduced species; non-native species; alien species
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship
purpose of a visit
to happen to come
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
incident; affair; happening; event
coming to an embassy, theatre, library, etc.
ever since morning
visit to a hospital, temple, school, etc.
assistance; support
newly arrived
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
can never be able to
attendance; presence; visit; coming; advent
to do; to commit; to accomplish; to achieve
vision of the future
too good (for a child, to be true, etc.); overproduction (e.g. of crops); making too much
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
august visit; arrival
imported article; imported goods
someone (something) not to be trifled with
stranger; person from abroad
to happen to come along
arriving on an island
rough fence of bamboo, logs, etc. constructed at battle sites or execution grounds
end of next month
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
since that time; since then; from that point (on)
Amitabha Tathagata; Amithaba
recouping one's strength for a renewed attack (on); making another attempt with redoubled efforts
arriving in Japan; visiting Japan
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
Bhaisajyaguru (buddha able to cure all ills)
loanword; foreign-origin word
don't you ever come here again!; (lit.) come here the day before yesterday
conventional train line (esp. non-Shinkansen)
result; effect; performance; success
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
heavenly; divine; inspired; heaven sent
just right; ideal; perfectly suitable; fetch!; bring me ...
accept one who comes to you
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
since our last meeting; since we parted
as soon as possible; at the earliest time
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
school visit
too good (for a child, to be true, etc.); overproduction (e.g. of crops); making too much
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
vision of the future
next month's issue
existing (type, form)
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
coming from far away
well-made; well-done; great success
your visit; your presence
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
Vairocana; Mahavairocana (Bliss Body of the historical Gautama Buddha); Dainichi Buddha; Nyorai Buddha
next season (esp. in sports); next year
well done; good job
(articles) imported to Japan by early European traders
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
I owe you; I owe you one; I owe you a favor
to get change back; to be more than enough
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
since the beginning of the world; since the dawn of history
come!; come on!
the coming year
for as long as one can remember
since a little while ago
since that time; since then; from that point (on)
visit to a park (kindergarten, zoo, etc.); coming to a park
visit to a company
accept one who comes to you
there it is; there it comes; got it; of course; it figures; I knew it
occurrence; happening; taking place; completion
to be mature and kind; to be well-balanced; to be a good person
next summer
something new (of poor quality)
the coming of Amida Buddha to welcome the spirits of the dead
advent of a golden opportunity
doctor's visit
to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you
your coming; coming with happy news; your presence
customer (who visits an establishment in person); in-store customer; visitor
returning
visitor from afar; foreign visitor
new arrival
an army marches on its stomach; (lit.) you can't fight on an empty stomach
sunrise viewed from the top of a high mountain
coming to a castle; visiting a castle
people from overseas, especially from China and Korea, who settled in early Japan and introduced continental culture to the Japanese
to be ruined; to fail; to undergo a break-up; to go bankrupt
return of spring; long-awaited, favorable turn of fortune (favourable)
originating; causing; beginning
someone who is coming
invasion; raid; inroad
outpatient care; ambulatory care
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
bamboo enclosure
to be dependable; to be reliable
to come surging (waves, enemy troops, etc.)
since growing old
hereditary; patrimonial; handed down from generation to generation
pungent; irritating; acrid
origin and history; particulars
The time has come (for, to, when...); The time being ripe (for)
laugh and grow fat; (lit.) good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
after this; from now on; henceforth; (arch.) coming late; (arch.) someone coming late
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
visitor (to a shop or restaurant); customer (visiting a store or restaurant); patron
visitor; person born later than oneself; one's junior; future
sunrise viewed from the top of a high mountain; the rising sun
many guests
able man; fine man
attendance; those present
since a little while ago
don't you ever come here again!; (lit.) come here the day before yesterday
naturally-derived; naturally-occurring
in all ages; since antiquity
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
to feel anger
tumour; tumor; growth; boil; ulcer; abscess
laugh and grow fat; (lit.) good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
expected to arrive (occur) in the near future
tower-shaped wooden talisman; apron-shaped straw deity to ward off disease
adventive species; non-native species; introduced species; alien species
upstart; mushroom millionaire
sunrise viewed from the top of a high mountain; the rising sun
to be ready-made; to become intimate with
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
forecast of the future
coming to live (at a place)
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
letter received
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
as soon as (he, she, it) comes
tathagatagarbha (buddha-womb, the potential within all living things to become a buddha)
year after next
week after next
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
afterlife; the hereafter
wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo
I'm ready!; bring it on!
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
there it is; there it comes; got it; of course; it figures; I knew it
I'm ready!; bring it on!
to be moved to the point of tears; to be touched
pungent; irritating; acrid
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
coming of a visitor to one's home
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
introduced species (esp. invasive species as defined by law)
introduced (non-native) fish species
letter received
joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms
to the end of time; to the crack of doom; for ever and ever
all things are essentially nothingness; all things come from nothingness; originally, there was nothing; Zen reminder to free oneself from attachments
letter received
Brocken spectre; Brocken bow
quitting one's job and moving back to one's hometown
coming to an office, laboratory, etc.
coming together; gathering and coming
from (since) ancient times; from time immemorial
imported (transmitted) from China
coming to a prefectural office, governmental agency, etc.
the past; bygone days (years, age, etc.); the course (route) one has come by; the direction one came from
your visit; your presence
autumn at harvest time; fall at harvest time
difficult to come
to feel anger
arrival at one's post
anthropozoonosis (diseases transmitted to humans by animals)
Smilax glabra (species of sarsaparilla); Smilax china (species of sarsaparilla)
inspection visit
to be made angry; to fly into a rage
existing technology; conventional technology; prior art
business handbook (with glossary) of Edo period
visitor (to an exhibit)
eternally; forever
the way (to somewhere); how to reach (a place)
month after next
along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; (lit.) a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back
coming to perform
specialist outpatient department
origin; cause
since the era of the Emperor Jinmu; (first ever) since the dawn of Japan's history; unprecedented
return; coming back
your coming; your visiting me
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
Akshobhya (one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas)
coming to Osaka
coming to a prefecture
originating; causing; beginning
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
five dhyani buddhas; five wisdom buddhas
expected to arrive (occur) in the near future
a good chance coming along; the time has come (for, to, when...); opportunity knocking
tampala; Joseph's coat; Amaranthus tricolor
future outlook; outlook for the future
next autumn; next fall
originating; causing; beginning
history; memoirs
to happen to come
onset; outbreak
visiting Fukuoka; coming to Fukuoka
when winter comes spring isn't far behind
as if Christmas and one's birthday had come at the same time; as if Lady Luck had just visited twice; (lit.) as if the Bon Festival and New Year had come at the same time; as if the two busiest days of the year had come at the same time
veni, vidi, vici; I came; I saw; I conquered
incoming telegram
coming to a police station, fire station, etc.
coming to a post office, broadcasting station, etc.
attendance; audience; coming to listen
secondary retainer
boil; blister; pimple
fifth-generation descendant; great-great-great-grandchild
veni, vidi, vici; I came; I saw; I conquered
originating; causing; beginning
to come surging (waves, enemy troops, etc.)
Prabhutaratna (buddha)
the coming of Bodhidharma from western India to China
smoking cessation clinic; smoking cessation outpatient services
Edo-period travel permit
coming to a capital city (esp. Tokyo or Kyoto)
next winter
arrival of the ideal time (for); arrival of an opportunity (to)
Invasive Alien Species Act (2004)
difficult to come
on the way here
to be made angry; to fly into a rage
since then; after that
belief in the next world; belief in the hereafter
going back and forth; changing scenery (theatre); fluctuation (e.g. in a market)
scoring combination made with captured cards; meld
round pillars each side of the wall behind a shumidan dais
something somebody said; nature of something somebody said
Negoro lacquerware
on the way here
origin and history; particulars
to come facing (us)
going to and fro; back and forth
good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
recouping one's strength for a renewed attack (on); making another attempt with redoubled efforts
originating; causing; beginning
new arrival
selling price
to have one's heart touched (by something very moving)
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
visiting someone's residence
coming to pay tribute
coming from far away to participate in a game, war, etc.
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
well done; good job
to get change back; to be more than enough
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
flood of customers; roaring business
your coming; coming with happy news; your presence
recouping one's strength for a renewed attack (on); making another attempt with redoubled efforts
an army marches on its stomach; (lit.) you can't fight on an empty stomach
coming to Korea
return of spring; long-awaited, favorable turn of fortune (favourable)
gist of what someone else said; purpose of a visit
along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; (lit.) a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back
along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; (lit.) a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back
along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; (lit.) a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back
if possible
coming to talk; conversation one came (to a place) to have
traveled road; road somebody came along
Akshobhya (one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas)
bye; see ya (afterwards); have fun; get going, now
as if Christmas and one's birthday had come at the same time; as if Lady Luck had just visited twice; (lit.) as if the Bon Festival and New Year had come at the same time; as if the two busiest days of the year had come at the same time
I'm off; see you later
I'm off; see you later
on one's way somewhere
going back and forth; changing scenery (theatre); fluctuation (e.g. in a market)
to call frequently
invasion; raid
the passage of people and horses; coming and going of people and horses
Kinmirai Seiji Kenkyūkai (faction of the LDP)
Zen Buddhism based on the original teachings of Buddha
volitional future
futurist; futurologist
deity that originated on the Asian mainland, particularly the Korean Peninsula, during the Yayoi or Kofun Periods (e.g. Ame no Hiboko)
the clothes do not make the man; the cowl does not make the monk
nobody knows the morrow; (lit.) speak of next year and the ogres laugh
do not chase one who leaves, do not reject one who comes
do not chase one who leaves, do not reject one who comes
familiar; favourite; regular
coming to school; coming to university
future day; later date
elementary school textbook, used from late Heian to early Meiji periods
alternating chills and fever
short arched (traditionally bamboo) fence around walls of traditional townhouses, esp. in Kyoto (protects lower walls from fouling or damage)
visiting and meeting somebody (of higher status)
correspondence; received letter
correspondence; received letter
advent; descent (of a god)
coming to stay over; coming to spend the night
visiting a bank
Japanese hymn praising the coming of the Buddha (thought to be written by Minamoto No Makoto)
correspondence; letter received
correspondence; received letter or note
vision for the future
outpatient department
migration of cranes to their nesting grounds
lot distribution; partial completion of a stock order
good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
year of good crops; fruitful year; vintage year
to think of something bizarre; to suddenly have a whacky idea
coming to Okinawa; visiting Okinawa
coming to Brazil; visit to Brazil; arrival in Brazil
shortbill spearfish (Tetrapturus angustirostris)
Examples (200 in total)
I thought you wouldn't come.
I knew you would come.
Come with me.