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当来 (とうらい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

当とう来らい

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Meanings

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noun

afterlife; the hereafter

Buddhism

Buddhist term for the world after death, often used in religious or philosophical contexts.

当とう来らいの世せ界かいを信しんじる人ひともいる。
Some people believe in the world of the afterlife.

Kanji

当hit, right, appropriate
来come, due, next

Similar words

来らい世せ
来世 is a more common and general term for the next world or afterlife, while 当来 is specifically Buddhist and somewhat more formal or technical.

Etymology

The term 当来 is a Buddhist term composed of 当 (tō, 'this' or 'the present') and 来 (rai, 'coming'), literally meaning 'the coming world' or 'the world to come', referring to the afterlife.