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来 means 'come'

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Strokes : 7    Frequency: 52   JLPT: N5    Usefulness: 1    Study set: 1-2    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 2    Beginner lesson: 8   Begins 138 words   Used in 459 words   Used in 1324 names   Component in 4 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ライ
Kun
   くる to come   きたる to be forthcoming   きたす to induce
Additional readings
On    タイ
Kun    き   こ
Name    くり   くる   ごろ   さ
Variants
來 (kyujitai)  
Components
⿻  未 not yet  丷 (八) eight  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 来 is used 31 times, read 4 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 来 is used 416 times, read 6 ways (with 1 variation).
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ライ : 264 words FIND ALL
ら い ね ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
next year
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タイ : 1 word FIND ALL
し ゅ っ た い 0
occurrence; happening; taking place
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き : 94 words FIND ALL
で き ご と 2
Most common form: 出来ごと
noun
incident; affair; happening; event
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こ : 6 words FIND ALL
こ い 1
expression
come!; imperative form of the verb "kuru" ("to come"), expressing a command or strong request  (see also: 来る)
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くる : 41 words FIND ALL
く る 1
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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きたる : 8 words FIND ALL
き た る 2
1. next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming  (opposite: 去る)
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
2. to come; to arrive; to be due to  (orig. meaning)
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ごろ: 2 words. FIND ALL
ね ご ろ 1
noun
Negoro lacquerware  (see also: 根来塗り; abbreviation)
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An additional きた.す less common words include 来 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 237 (originally: 217)  Joy o' Kanji : 217  Key to Kanji: 1048 

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来
ライ   くる to come   きたる to be forthcoming   きたす to induce   
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丷
eight
未
ミ    not yet   
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