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來 means 'come' and is a kyujitai form of

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Strokes : 8    Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-11    Grade: 10   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 1 word   Used in 6 words   Used in 149 names   Component in 16 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
On
   ライ
Kun
   to come   きた to be forthcoming   きた to induce
On    タイ
⿻   tree   obey  
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來 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 來 is used 6 times, read 2 ways.
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ライ : 5 words FIND ALL
noun
1. tower-shaped wooden talisman
2. apron-shaped straw deity to ward off disease
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Most common form: くる
irregular verb くる, intransitive verb
1. to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
irregular verb くる, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
2. to come back; to do ... and come back  (see also: 行って来る)
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An additional ライ less common words include 來 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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ライ   く to come   きた to be forthcoming   きた to induce   
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