らい
Meanings
Prefix
1. next (year, spring, etc.); coming
Well then, I'll come again next weekend.
Suffix
2. since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
Well, it has been my companion for the past ten years.
Pitch accent
ら
い
Used in vocabulary (113 in total)
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
retainer; vassal; follower
ever since morning
Examples (6 in total)
It is something that has been on my mind for several days.
The mystery of the past ten years has been solved!
Well then, I'll come again next weekend.
Let's go as soon as John comes.
Well, it has been my companion for the past ten years.
Well, I'd like to go starting around next season.