The Name Lai in Japanese/Chinese on a Custom-Made Wall Scroll.
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This is the surname Lai, as used in Mandarin Chinese.
The meaning is to depend on, to relay upon, to hang on in a place, to renege (on a promise), or to throw the burden on. Context really matters with these meanings, and when used as a surname, it's just a surname.
To Come / To Arrive
來 means to come or to arrive.
In Japanese, this can be the female given name Rai or the surnames Takagi or Kuru (and a few other rare names). Often written 来 instead of the original 來 in modern Japanese.
In the Buddhist context, this can mean the coming or refer to the future.
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Lai | 賴 赖 | lài / lai4 / lai | ||
| To Come To Arrive | 來 来 | rai / takagi / kuru | lái / lai2 / lai | |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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