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来状 (らいじょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

来らい状じょう

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Meanings

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noun

letter received; incoming letter

A somewhat formal or written-style noun for a letter that one has received. In everyday speech, 受け取った手紙 or 届いた手紙 is more common.

先せん日じつ、恩おん師しから来らい状じょうをいただいた。
The other day I received a letter from my former teacher.
来らい状じょうの内ない容ようを確かく認にんする。
Check the contents of the received letter.

Kanji

来come, due, next
状status quo, conditions, circumstances

Similar words

手て紙がみ
手紙 is the general word for 'letter', while 来状 specifically refers to a letter that has been received, and carries a more formal tone.
来らい信しん
来信 is a near-synonym also meaning 'incoming letter', but 来状 is slightly more common in modern usage.

Etymology

Compound of 来 (rai, 'come') and 状 (jō, 'letter' or 'document'), literally 'coming letter'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of a received letter.