到来|とうらいtourai[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbarrival; coming; advent
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 到来する(とうらいする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 到来します(とうらいします) |
| Negative (nai) | 到来しない(とうらいしない) |
| polite (masen) | 到来しません(とうらいしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 到来せず・到来せぬ(とうらいせず・とうらいせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 到来した(とうらいした) |
| polite (mashita) | 到来しました(とうらいしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 到来しなかった(とうらいしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 到来しませんでした(とうらいしませんでした) |
| Te form | 到来して(とうらいして) |
| Potential | 到来できる(とうらいできる) |
| Passive | 到来される(とうらいされる) |
| Causative | 到来させる(とうらいさせる) |
| Causative passive | 到来させられる(とうらいさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 到来すれば(とうらいすれば) |
| tara | 到来したら(とうらいしたら) |
| Volitional | 到来しよう(とうらいしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 到来しましょう(とうらいしましょう) |
| Imperative | 到来しろ(とうらいしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym到着とうちゃくNeutralFor people or things reaching a destination; 「到来」 is for the arrival of a time, season or era.
- SynonymやってくるCasualColloquial: to come along or turn up. 「到来」 is more written in tone.
- Related到達とうたつWrittenWritten: attaining a goal or level, or reaching a destination. 「到来」 is mainly about a time, season or era coming.
- Related訪れるおとずれるWrittenWritten: to visit, or for a season to come, as in 「春が訪れる」; unlike the noun 「到来」, it is a verb.
- Related達するたっするWrittenWritten: to reach or attain something. 「到来」 refers to the coming of a time, not reaching a goal.
- Relatedたどり着くたどりつくNeutralTo finally arrive somewhere after hardship. 「到来」 is the coming of a time or season.
- Related着くつくNeutralThe most common word for arriving somewhere. 「到来」 leans toward times and seasons.
- Related至るいたるWrittenWritten: to reach a stage or point, as in 「現在に至る」. 「到来」 is the coming of a time.
- Related行き着くいきつくNeutralTo reach a destination or end up at a final state. 「到来」 means a time or season coming.
- Antonym出発しゅっぱつNeutralDeparture of people; the opposite of 「到来」 only in the sense of arriving vs. leaving — the coming of seasons has no such antonym.
Use 「到来」 for the coming of times, seasons or eras, as in 「チャンス到来」 and 「冬の到来」. For people or things reaching a place, say 「到着」 or 「着く」; a season's arrival can also be 「訪れる」. 「到達」「達する」「至る」 are written words for reaching goals or stages, 「たどり着く」 implies struggle, and 「出発」 is the opposite only for physical departures.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


