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来駕 (らいが) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
your coming ; your honored visit
Archaic honorific term for a respected person's visit, often implying they bring happy news or a celebratory occasion. Not used in modern everyday speech; found in classical literature or formal historical contexts.
殿との 様さま の 来らい 駕が を 祝いわ っ て 、 村むら 中じゅう で 祭まつ り が 開ひら か れ た 。
To celebrate the lord's arrival, a festival was held throughout the village.
Written forms 来らい 駕が Usage 100%
Archaic kanji spelling using 駕 (vehicle), implying an honored person's arrival. Rare in modern Japanese.
来らい 賀が
Alternate archaic spelling using 賀 (congratulations), emphasizing the celebratory aspect of the visit. Rare in modern Japanese.
Kanji 駕 vehicle, palanquin, litter Similar words 来らい 訪ほう Standard neutral term for a visit or arrival, used in modern Japanese. 来駕 is an archaic honorific variant.
ご 来らい 駕が Prefixed with ご for additional politeness, but still archaic. 来駕 itself already carries honorific weight.
Etymology Compound of 来 (come) and 駕 (vehicle, originally a carriage for nobility), implying the arrival of an esteemed person. The alternate spelling 来賀 uses 賀 (congratulations), suggesting a visit bringing felicitations. Both are classical Sino-Japanese forms, now obsolete.
