往来

See also: 往來

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 往来 – see 往來 (“to go back and forth; to come and go; to have dealings with; to have contact with; to communicate; to exchange”).
(This term, 往来, is the simplified form of 往來.)
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
往 来
おう
Grade: 5
らい
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
往來 (kyūjitai)

Noun

往(おう)来(らい) • (ōrai) 

  1. traffic, coming and going
    • 1901, 夏目漱石, 倫敦消息:
      往来(おうらい)の人声(ひとごえ)もしない。
      Ōraino hitogoe mo shinai.
      There were not even the voices of people coming and going.
  2. road
    • 1915, 夏目漱石, 道草:
      そうして人(ひと)の通(とお)らない往来(おうらい)を一人(ひとり)で歩(ある)く気(き)でそこいら中馳(じゅうか)け廻(まわ)った。
      Sōshite hito no tōranai ōrai o hitori de aruku ki de sokoirajū kakemawatta.
      Then, wishing to walk alone, I went up and down a road devoid of travelers.
  3. association
    中国(ちゅうごく)政府(せいふ)は、台湾(たいわん)といかなる国(くに)の政府(せいふ)との往来(おうらい)にも反対(はんたい)する。
    Chūgoku seifu wa, Taiwan to ikanaru kuni no seifu to no ōrai ni mo hantai suru.
    The government of China also opposes Taiwan's association with the government of any other country.
  4. (historical) (pre-modern) textbook

Derived terms

  • 往来物(おうらいもの) (ōrai-mono)
  • 庭訓往来(ていきんおうらい) (teikin ōrai)

Verb

往(おう)来(らい)する • (ōrai suru) intransitive suru (stem 往(おう)来(らい)し (ōrai shi), past 往(おう)来(らい)した (ōrai shita))

  1. come and go
  2. associate

Conjugation

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