11 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level 1

induce, encourage to come

Kun'yomi
  • きた
  • きた
On'yomi
  • ライ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

induce, encourage to come
ライ きた.す く.る (Kentei 1)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
come, due, next
ライ タイ く.る (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
two people
ショウ ジュウ ジュ (Kentei 1)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 5FA0
JIS X 0208 1-55-50
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1616
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1748
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 576
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 434
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1297
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 10155
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a7.6
Four corner code 2429.8