将来
しょうらい · shourai (also spelled shorai)
Future, (future) prospects
- bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.)
- bringing about, giving rise to, causing, incurring
Other ways to say “future” in Japanese →
high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
彼は学生で、将来は医者になりたいということだ。
かれはがくせいで、しょうらいはいしゃになりたいということだ。
He is a student, and it is said that he wants to become a doctor in the future.
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What does 将来 mean?
Future, (future) prospects. It can also mean: bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about, giving rise to, causing, incurring.
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しょうらい (shourai). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
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JLPT N4 — upper beginner. See the JLPT N4 guide.
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