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: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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

• (Tokyo) ざいらい [zàíráí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ざいらい [záꜜìràì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [d͡za̠iɾa̠i]

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

• 在(あ)り来(き)たり (arikitari)