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Illustration of 家来

家来けらい

けらい kerai Play N1 Noun

Meanings and examples

主君に仕え、その身の回りの世話や用事をする人。 retainer; retinue; servant

Example 1

家来たちは主人の命令に従い、門の前で待機した。

The retainers followed their master's orders and waited in front of the gate.

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Example 2

殿様は家来を連れて城を出た。

The lord left the castle with his retainer.

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Kanji breakdown

家

N4

house; home; family; professional; expert; performer

On reading
カ、ケ
Kun reading
いえ、や、うち
Radical
宀

来

N5

come; due; next; cause; become

On reading
ライ、タイ
Kun reading
く.る、きた.る、きた.す、き.たす、き.たる、き、こ
Radical
木
Illustration of 伝来

伝来

N1

でんらい

ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down

Illustration of 元来

元来

N1

がんらい

originally; primarily; essentially; logically; naturally

Illustration of 出来物

出来物

N1

できもの

able man; tumour; growth; boil; ulcer; abcess; rash; pimple

Illustration of 外来

外来

N1

がいらい

imported; outpatient clinic

Illustration of 実業家

実業家

N1

じつぎょうか

industrialist; businessman