往来

おうらい

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive, Intransitive coming and going; traffic
2. Noun road; street
3. Noun, する verb, Transitive, Intransitive association; socializing; socialising; fellowship; mutual visits
4. recurring (e.g. thoughts)
5. correspondence

Kanji

• 往 outbound. Read as オウ.
• 来 come. Read as ライ.

Example sentences

• その通りは人や車の往来がなかった。
  The street was empty of people and traffic.
• ここは車の往来が激しい。
  The traffic is heavy here.
• 私は往来で財布を拾った。
  I picked up a purse in the street.

Common phrases

• 往来がある
• 往来が増える

Words containing 往来

• 往来物 (おうらいもの) ōraimono
• 商売往来 (しょうばいおうらい) business handbook (with glossary) of the Edo period
• 人馬往来 (じんばおうらい) the passage of people and horses

And 2 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists