到来

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See also: 到來

Chinese

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see 到來 (“to arrive; arrival; advent”).
(This term is the simplified form of 到來).
Notes:

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
とう
Grade: S
らい
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
到來 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From Middle Chinese compound 到來到来 (tawH loj, literally to arrive + to come). Compare modern Mandarin reading dàolái, Cantonese dou3 lei4, Hakka to-lòi.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(とう)(らい) (tōraiたうらい (taurai)?

  1. arrival
  2. beginning, start, advent
    混乱期(こんらんき)到来(とうらい)
    konran-ki no tōrai
    the beginning of a chaotic period

Antonyms

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Verb

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(とう)(らい)する (tōrai suruたうらい (taurai)?suru (stem (とう)(らい) (tōrai shi), past (とう)(らい)した (tōrai shita))

  1. to arrive
  2. to begin, to start
    登山(とざん)時期(じき)到来(とうらい)した。
    Tozan no jiki ga tōrai shita.
    The season of mountain climbing has begun.

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN