来らい簡かん

noun

received letter; correspondence

Archaic term for a letter one has received; used in classical or formal written contexts. Modern Japanese would normally use 手紙 or 来信.

See also: 来書 · 来信

• 古ふるい文ぶん書しょには「来らい簡かんを拝はい受じゅいたしました」といった表ひょう現げんが見みられる。

  In old documents, you can find expressions like 'I have received your letter' using 来簡.