在来

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 在来 – see 在來 (“customary; conventional; up to now”).
(This term is the simplified form of 在來).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
在 来
ざい
Grade: 5 		らい
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
在來 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese word apparently coined in Japan.

Pronunciation

Noun

在(ざい)来(らい) • (zairai) 

  1. preexisting, conventional

Descendants

  • → Korean: 재래(在來) (jaerae)
  • → Min Nan: 在來／在来 (chāi-lâi)

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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