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去来 (きょらい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
coming and going ; recurring (thoughts)
Can refer to physical movement back and forth, but more commonly used for thoughts, memories, or emotions that come and go in one's mind. Often appears in literary or introspective contexts.
待たい
が
交こう
互ご
に
去きょ
来らい
する
。
Anxiety and anticipation alternate in my mind.
Similar words 往おう 来らい 往来 is more concrete, referring to traffic or people coming and going on a street, while 去来 is often used for abstract things like thoughts.
浮う かぶ 浮かぶ means 'to come to mind' as a single occurrence, whereas 去来 implies a repeated coming and going.
Etymology Compound of 去 (kyo, 'leave') and 来 (rai, 'come'). The combination literally means 'going and coming', and its figurative use for thoughts is a natural extension.
