渡来

This is the 3422nd most frequent Japanese word.

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渡来

"渡来" means "arrival from overseas" or "introduction from abroad."


Here, '渡来' refers to the act of a concept or entity coming to a location, in this case, Buddhism arriving in Japan.

日本における仏教の渡来は6世紀頃とされています。

The arrival of Buddhism in Japan is believed to be around the 6th century.


In this sentence, '渡来' signifies the introduction of agricultural techniques to Japan.

稲作の技術が日本に渡来したことで、社会が大きく変化しました。

The rice cultivation techniques arriving in Japan caused significant societal changes.


Here, '渡来' is used to denote the arrival or introduction of biological species into a new area.

この種は中国から渡来した可能性があります。

This species might have arrived from China.